Politics Quotes

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

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"A democratic nation is not an accident of history but a deliberately constructed endeavor."
Indira Gandhi
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"The art of politics is knowing how to balance competing interests."
Indira Gandhi
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"I have always believed that the personal is political."
Indira Gandhi
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"The strength of our democracy depends on the participation of all citizens."
Julius Nyerere
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"I am a Marxist-Leninist and will be one until the day I die."
Fidel Castro
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"Without a revolution, there is no socialism."
Fidel Castro
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"Capitalism destroys itself because of its own contradictions."
Fidel Castro
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"The revolution has no time for elections."
Fidel Castro
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"I am not a communist, I am a humanist."
Fidel Castro
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"The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend."
Fidel Castro
"To fight for one's country in a time of peace is the truest patriotism."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"Our enemy is not men, but the system that oppresses us all."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"In a free country, it is the duty of citizens to be vigilant against the abuse of power."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Politics is the art of the possible, but it should aim for the ideal."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Colonialism and imperialism are not relics of the past but realities of the present."
Kwame Nkrumah
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"Seek first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you."
Kwame Nkrumah
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"The question is not whether we can afford independence, but whether we can afford to remain colonized."
Kwame Nkrumah
"A people that has undergone colonial or semi-colonial subjugation for a long time cannot jump into socialism."
Ho Chi Minh
"The American imperialists will eventually be defeated."
Ho Chi Minh
"No colonialism and no imperialism."
Ho Chi Minh
"We reject imperialist aggression."
Ho Chi Minh
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"A true patriot does not wave flags; he builds institutions."
Jomo Kenyatta
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"We inherited colonial boundaries that do not match our ethnic realities, yet we must learn to live together."
Jomo Kenyatta
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"A government that serves its people must first listen to its people."
Jomo Kenyatta
"I am not Christ or a philanthropist, old lady, I am a revolutionary."
Che Guevara
"The revolution has no time for elections."
Che Guevara
"Globalization is another name for United States world domination."
Che Guevara
"Yankee Imperialism is the greatest enemy of humanity."
Che Guevara
"Imperialistic forces are tightening their grip."
Che Guevara
"The United States is the great enemy of mankind."
Che Guevara