Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"Politics determines the stage for art."Pierre Boulez
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."Henry Ford
"I have always believed that the way of life to be followed by man in this country should be shaped by the nation itself."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The use of public office is subordinate to personal moral duty."Andrew Carnegie
"Politics shaped by compassion transcends division."Pierre Schaeffer
"Politics divides; art unites across all boundaries."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system."Henry Ford
"Political engagement in art must serve the art, not the reverse."Pierre Boulez
"The most liberal man is the best republican; the best democrat."Andrew Carnegie
"The price which society pays for the law and order bought by the policeman's club may be considered as one of the fair prices for progress."Andrew Carnegie
"Politics will evolve when politicians learn to listen deeply."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"Democracy is a great thing, but it is terrible if it becomes a fetish."Henry Ford
"Politics is the art of living together."Pauline Oliveros
"The politics of art is ultimately the politics of perception."Pierre Schaeffer
"Politics and art can never truly coexist in their purest forms"Karlheinz Stockhausen
"Politics should serve the people, not the powerful."Yoko Ono
"Politics is the art of translating individual dreams into collective action."Ryoji Ikeda
"Politics is philosophy trying to become action."Ryoji Ikeda
"Politics affects everyone; apathy is a choice."Jon Hopkins
"Politics is the art of living together."Jon Hopkins
"I have always been opposed to playing politics with the public purse."Andrew Carnegie
"The practice of listening is fundamentally democratic."Pauline Oliveros
"Political change requires leaders who truly listen to their communities."Pauline Oliveros
"Politics is the practice of choosing our future together."Yoko Ono
"The personal is always political."Arca
"Politics without heart is just noise."Jon Hopkins
"Politics is personal; how we live is how we vote."John Cage
"I've always believed that the personal is political."Laurie Anderson
"I believe in the power of collective action and organized resistance."Laurie Anderson
"Political change happens first in consciousness, then in action"Jon Hopkins