Politics Quotes

"Politics is not about left or right, but about what works."

"Trust is earned slowly and lost quickly in politics."

"A good politician must understand both hearts and numbers."

"The role of government is to create conditions for people to flourish."

"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's"

"Politics in the workplace is a distraction from excellence."

"Politics is the art of compromise without losing your principles."

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

"Marxist analysis has some points, although speaking as a non-Marxist, I believe it is a failed system."

"Socialists cry 'Power to the people', and raise the price of milk."

"The choice facing the nation is a simple one: it is between two totally different ways of life."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport."

"We need to reimagine capitalism to address the challenges of our time."

"The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go and invest it, create jobs and grow the economy."

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left."

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

"The Malvinas are Argentine, but they are also British."

"There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and families."

"I owe nothing to Women's Lib. The women of Britain owe nothing to Women's Lib."

"I hate feminism. It is poison."

"The Falklands belong to us. There is no sort of claim that Argentina has."

"I am not a reluctant convert to free enterprise—it is my life's philosophy."

"In politics and sport, integrity is non-negotiable."

"The fact is that a man who has to be convinced to vote for you is a man who hasn't really accepted your message."

"We must be careful not to give high marks for conduct to the people who simply established themselves in power and created a policy of maintaining the status quo."

"I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe in the power of the free people."

"A man may believe in his party, but he must never believe in a party man."

"Politics and sports both require strategy, persistence, and the ability to unite people."