Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"Politics fails when it ignores the voice of the common working person."Whiting Williams
"Politics is the art of the possible."Elmer Sperry
"The future of democracy depends upon the just organization of industrial labor."Frederick W. Taylor
"I am opposed to the pension system because it blocks reform."Charles Schwab
"Politics is the struggle for power, but leadership is the gift of service."Colby M. Chester
"Politics should serve the people, not the powerful."Colby M. Chester
"The political leader who serves only his own interests has already failed his people."Elbert Gary
"The political system that fails to serve justice will inevitably collapse under its own corruption."Elbert Gary
"Politics reflects the values we claim to hold and the compromises we're willing to make."Charles Flint
"Politics should serve the people, not the people serve politics."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"I have always been of the opinion that a man's politics are as much a matter of his heart as his head."John C. Fremont
"Politics is the art of compromise, but principles should never be negotiable."Colby M. Chester
"Politics reveals what we truly value when principles clash with convenience."Colby M. Chester
"Politics is the art of balancing competing interests while serving the common good."Charles Flint
"Politics requires the delicate balance of idealism and pragmatism."Charles Flint
"The best invention serves the greatest number while harming none."Elmer Sperry
"The political will to innovate is often lacking more than the technical means."Elmer Sperry
"Just politics demands that innovation serves the many, not the few."Elmer Sperry
"The spirit of America is the spirit of perpetual discovery and improvement."John C. Fremont
"Politics is the art of compromise between competing ideals."Colby M. Chester
"Politics is the negotiation between freedom and order."Colby M. Chester
"Politics and business share the need for vision and commitment to principles."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"The politics of commerce are far more consequential than the politics of governance."James Fisk
"Politics is the art of using other people's ambitions for personal gain."Jay Gould
"Political power follows economic power; the latter I have always secured first."Jay Gould
"The politics of innovation is simple: solve real problems for real people."Elmer Sperry
"Politics is the stage where we negotiate our deepest values with one another."Colby M. Chester
"Politics reveals what we truly value when forced to negotiate."Colby M. Chester
"Politics is the art of making people believe your version of truth."James Fisk
"The politician who speaks truth will not last long in office."James Fisk