Politics Quotes

"What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define."

"Politics without compassion becomes merely the exercise of power over others."

"I have tried to picture America as it is to me."

"Politics is the struggle for power and justice."

"Being American is about the embrace of cultural pluralism."

"The white man's curious attitude toward the colored people of the world."

"The form of American society is still being determined."

"Democracy requires participation from all."

"The personal is always political, and the political is always personal."

"Systems of oppression survive through the cooperation of the oppressed."

"Politics without principle is a dangerous game."

"Politics should serve the people, not the other way around."

"Politics requires the participation of every citizen."

"The political is always personal; systems live through the choices of individuals."

"Good morning, Revolution! You're the very best thing that ever happened to me."

"What is this America to me?"

"Silence is a political weapon of great power."

"When you're white in this world, you're just left alone to be human."

"America is not going to close ranks and everyone is not going to go along with the system."

"The function of racism is distraction. It keeps you explaining, and it keeps you negotiating with the translator."

"In order to progress, we must acknowledge that which oppresses us."

"Racism is as thorough as faith; it can govern everything you do and everything you see."

"Politics is the art of making the possible seem necessary."

"Democracy requires the active participation of an informed citizenry."

"Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy."

"The political is personal and the personal is political."

"Politics is the art of making the impossible possible."

"The politician who listens to the people is the one who will endure."

"Alienation is not a condition of the soul but a condition of society."

"Being Black in America is like being left-handed in a right-handed world."