Politics Quotes

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

"I love my country more than my king."

"It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one is sure to become a bad citizen."

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing."

"No government can exist without philosophy, whether conscious or unconscious."

"Political engagement is not optional; it is necessary."

"To live is to wage war with the state."

"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of the citizens in a democracy."

"The jealousy of trade is the jealousy of a merchant who fears he may lose a few reals."

"Monarchies are supported by honor, despotisms by fear, and republics by virtue."

"The preservation of states depends upon small points as upon great ones."

"In democratic states, the love of country is a respect for the laws."

"Despotism tempers itself with ceremony; democracy runs the risk of forgetting decorum altogether."

"Beware of those who would destroy freedom in the name of liberty."

"The personal is not merely political—it is philosophical."

"The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves."

"Politics demands moral leadership."

"Politics shapes civilization."

"Politics reveals human nature."

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."

"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered by assassination."

"Politics reveals the truth about human nature."

"Our country is hell; our rulers are devils."

"If you exclude passion, recklessness and abandon from political judgment, what is left?"

"What is tolerated will be permitted; what is permitted will eventually be demanded."

"The state serves the people, never the reverse."

"The true revolutionary is not he who destroys, but he who builds anew."

"Political power without moral foundation crumbles like sand."

"Political wisdom lies in serving the common good above personal gain."