Politics Quotes

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

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"In politics, the greatest deception is the belief that power can be wielded without cost."
Pickering Edward
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"Politics is the art of compromise."
George Lemaitre
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"Politics is the art of determining whose truth matters today."
Pickering Edward
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"Politics is the struggle over whose story becomes the official narrative."
Pickering Edward
"Politics is the art of compromise."
Steven Weinberg
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"Politics should serve the people, not power."
Abdus Salam
"Politics should never dictate what we are allowed to discover about nature."
Juan Maldacena
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"Political systems should prioritize education and research."
Abdus Salam
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"Politics should be guided by evidence and compassion."
Abdus Salam
"Politics influences science, but good science eventually transcends politics."
David Gross
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"Politics should be informed by scientific reality."
George Zweig
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"The interdependence of nations in the modern world demands that we think globally and act responsibly."
Abdus Salam
"Politics often interferes with the pursuit of pure scientific truth."
David Gross
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"Political borders should not constrain the universal pursuit of truth."
Abdus Salam
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"Politics should serve science; science should never serve politics."
Abdus Salam
"Politics is the art of reconciling different truths with a common future."
David Gross
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"Politics should be informed by scientific understanding, not scientific understanding bent by politics."
Frank Wilczek
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"Politics is the art of compromise."
Freeman Dyson
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"Politics should serve the people, not divide them."
Freeman Dyson
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"In politics, principle often takes a backseat to pragmatism."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Politics is the art of the possible."
Robert Wilson
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"Politics is the stage where ideals collide with reality."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Politics reveals the distance between our ideals and reality."
Maarten Schmidt
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"I think that if and when the existing governments are superseded, they should be superseded by something better."
Freeman Dyson
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"Politics should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Robert Wilson
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"Politics and physics both require humility before nature."
John Wheeler
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"Politics is the art of making people believe they want what they need."
Freeman Dyson
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"Politics is philosophy applied to the messy reality of human existence."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Politics is the practical face of our collective values."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Politics is the art of making the possible serve the ideal."
Freeman Dyson