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