Politics Quotes

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

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"A democratic system is the worst of all governments."
Benito Mussolini
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"The duty of the individual to the State is supreme."
Benito Mussolini
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"I represent a new type of state in the world."
Benito Mussolini
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"The State is the absolute embodiment of the will."
Benito Mussolini
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"I created a new form of government."
Benito Mussolini
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"The individual exists only for the State."
Benito Mussolini
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"The masses need guidance and direction."
Benito Mussolini
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"I have rejected democracy as weak and ineffective."
Benito Mussolini
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"I subordinate everything to the interests of the State."
Benito Mussolini
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"The masses exist to serve the State."
Benito Mussolini
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"The State demands absolute loyalty."
Benito Mussolini
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"I have created a new order in the world."
Benito Mussolini
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"The masses are incapable of self-governance."
Benito Mussolini
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"I reject the weakness of democratic ideals."
Benito Mussolini
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"Mercy is a luxury the State cannot afford."
Benito Mussolini
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"The State is the highest form of human organization."
Benito Mussolini
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"The weak do not deserve a voice in government."
Benito Mussolini
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"A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary theory."
Vladimir Lenin
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"The bourgeoisie will always fear the unity of the working class."
Vladimir Lenin
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"The family structure is a relic of capitalist exploitation."
Vladimir Lenin
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"The aristocracy of intellect must yield to the democracy of the masses."
Vladimir Lenin
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
Winston Churchill
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"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
Winston Churchill
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"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago, and a racist today."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and why."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Democracy is not a static thing."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"The revolution betrayed is a revolution that has lost its way in bureaucratic hands."
Leon Trotsky
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"The nation-state is a temporary form destined for transformation."
Leon Trotsky
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"A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation."
Vladimir Lenin
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"True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of each individual"
Eleanor Roosevelt