Politics Quotes

"Politics reveals what we truly value when power is at stake."

"Divide and conquer remains the principle of successful governance."

"Nations fall not from external pressures alone, but from internal decay and moral corruption."

"The masses are easily swayed by appearances and immediate results."

"A state survives not through the goodness of its citizens but through the strength of its institutions."

"To understand politics, one must first understand the will to power that drives all men."

"In matters of state, sentiment must always yield to necessity."

"A nation divided against itself cannot long endure, nor can it stand against external enemies."

"A state's true strength lies not in its walls but in the loyalty of its people."

"To seem virtuous while acting without virtue is the highest skill in politics."

"A kingdom's stability depends upon the proper distribution of power among its elites."

"Politics without virtue is merely the exercise of power."

"A política é a arte do possível."

"A política deve servir o povo."

"Politics is the art of persuading people to want what they need."

"Politics is the shadow-play of morality."

"In the theater of power, deception is the most common prop."

"Politics is morality applied to power."

"Politics is the art of distributing power; ethics is the science of whether it should be."

"A nation's literature is its honest assessment; its politics is its convenient fiction."

"Politics have no relation to morals."

"It is necessary to be able to disguise this character well, and to be a great feigner and dissembler."

"A prince must learn to act against faith, against charity, against humanity, and against religion."

"Politics without ethics is merely the art of domination."

"Political systems reflect the moral character of those they govern."

"Politics divorced from morality becomes mere machinery of power."

"Politics is the art of hiding one's true intentions."

"Politics is compromise, and compromise is the death of ideals."

"Politics is the art of making the impossible seem inevitable."

"Politics is the struggle between power and principle."