Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

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"Women cannot actually be allowed in corporate America if they're going to have a child."
Tina Fey
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"Politics divorced from moral principle inevitably descends into tyranny."
Zoroaster
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"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
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"Communism is like one big phone company."
Lenny Bruce
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"The system is designed to keep you complacent."
Lenny Bruce
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"There's something powerful about using your voice for what you believe in."
Amy Poehler
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"Politics untethered from ethics becomes a theater of lies."
Zoroaster
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"The 'what's wrong with society' speech doesn't work anymore."
Lenny Bruce
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"The government doesn't care about the truth, only about power."
Lenny Bruce
"Politics is show business for ugly people, and I should know."
Joan Rivers
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"Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking."
George Carlin
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"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."
George Carlin
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"The owners of this country know the truth: It's call the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
George Carlin
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"You ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to give people the illusion they have a choice?"
George Carlin
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"Go back to bed, America. Your government has figured out how it all transpired."
George Carlin
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"In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem."
George Carlin
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"The only reason the IRS exists is to make the Mafia look good."
George Carlin
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"Politics is just comedy with consequences."
Richard Pryor
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"Political change starts with personal change."
Richard Pryor
"Politics is theater for people who want to believe in something."
Joan Rivers
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"The what's the difference between a clown in the circus and a clown in power?"
Lenny Bruce
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"The system isn't broken—it's working exactly as designed."
Lenny Bruce
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"The system survives because we accept its lies as truth."
Lenny Bruce
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"Politics is the art of deciding who gets hurt."
Richard Pryor
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"Politics would be better if we remembered that we all want similar things."
Robin Williams
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"Political engagement is a responsibility, not just a right."
Tina Fey
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"Political awareness is a form of self-respect."
Tina Fey
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"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."
George Carlin
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"Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The real power is in the hands of small groups of sports fans."
George Carlin
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"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders."
George Carlin