Politics Quotes

"The social contract is the source of all legitimate government."

"The general will cannot be represented."

"The best government is that which brings the people closest to a state of nature."

"Political truth is often the first casualty in the pursuit of political power."

"It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind."

"Governments need to fear the people, not the other way around."

"Politics is the art of the possible"

"Politics reflects our deepest values"

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"Politics seeks to order human society."

"Every nation has the government it deserves."

"Political power without moral authority is merely organized theft."

"Politics is the art of distributing scarcity fairly, which is impossible."

"Politics is the art of making incompatible desires seem compatible."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"Politics shapes the world; poetry saves the soul."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's head being cut off."

"It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind."

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

"Governments need both shepherds and butchers."

"Political power without moral foundation crumbles to dust"

"The political animal is one who seeks justice and the common good."

"Political power without moral foundation is tyranny."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"Politics should serve the common good."

"Just government protects individual liberty."

"Politics is the art of the possible"

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."