Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

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"Politics is a show that lost its way three seasons ago."
Abed Nadir
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"Politics is about compromise, compromise, and more compromise with me making the final call."
Dean Pelton
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"Politics is downstream from administration."
Dean Pelton
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"Politics matters because it affects real people's lives."
Shirley Bennett
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"Politics affects the people we love, so it matters."
Shirley Bennett
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"Politics is the art of getting what you want."
Pierce Hawthorne
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"Politics is how we decide to live together."
Jack Rudolph
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"Politics is ethics applied to society."
Jack Rudolph
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"Politics is the art of making people believe in a common cause."
Jeff Winger
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"Politics is about serving people, not serving yourself"
Troy Barnes
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"Politics should be about lifting people up, not tearing them down"
Troy Barnes
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"Politics is too important to leave to politicians."
Danny Tripp
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"Politics is about power, and power corrupts."
Danny Tripp
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"Politics affects our lives, so we have a duty to understand it."
Shirley Bennett
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"Politics is just high-stakes drama without a laugh track."
Abed Nadir
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"Politics at Greendale are complicated - I always win though."
Dean Pelton
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"Politics is broken because people are broken."
Jack Rudolph
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"Politics is tribal warfare with better suits."
Jack Rudolph
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"Politics is the art of getting what you want while appearing noble."
Pierce Hawthorne
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"Politics is just business with better speeches."
Pierce Hawthorne
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"Politics matters because people matter."
Harriet Hayes
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"Politics is personal; every choice affects someone."
Harriet Hayes
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"Politics are about values, and values matter."
Eddie
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"Politics is about compromise, and compromise is about losing gracefully."
Jeff Winger
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"Politics is compromise, but principles aren't."
Jeff Winger
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"Politics should be about serving the greater good."
Harriet Hayes
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"Politics would be tolerable if one could vote remotely and never meet constituents."
Maris Crane
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"Politics would improve dramatically if fewer people were involved."
Maris Crane
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"Politics without ethics is merely a power struggle."
Bebe Glazer
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"Political change begins with individual conviction and commitment."
Bebe Glazer