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
"Politics is the art of compromise."George Lemaitre
"Politics is the art of determining whose truth matters today."Pickering Edward
"Politics is the struggle over whose story becomes the official narrative."Pickering Edward
"Politics is the art of compromise."Steven Weinberg
"Politics should serve the people, not power."Abdus Salam
"Politics should never dictate what we are allowed to discover about nature."Juan Maldacena
"Political systems should prioritize education and research."Abdus Salam
"Politics should be guided by evidence and compassion."Abdus Salam
"Politics influences science, but good science eventually transcends politics."David Gross
"Politics should be informed by scientific reality."George Zweig
"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
"Political borders should not constrain the universal pursuit of truth."Abdus Salam
"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
"Politics should be informed by scientific understanding, not scientific understanding bent by politics."Frank Wilczek
"Politics is the art of compromise."Freeman Dyson
"Politics should serve the people, not divide them."Freeman Dyson
"In politics, principle often takes a backseat to pragmatism."Murray Gell-Mann
"Politics is the art of the possible."Robert Wilson
"Politics is the stage where ideals collide with reality."Maarten Schmidt
"Politics reveals the distance between our ideals and reality."Maarten Schmidt
"I think that if and when the existing governments are superseded, they should be superseded by something better."Freeman Dyson
"Politics should serve humanity, not the reverse."Robert Wilson
"Politics and physics both require humility before nature."John Wheeler
"Politics is the art of making people believe they want what they need."Freeman Dyson
"Politics is philosophy applied to the messy reality of human existence."Maarten Schmidt
"Politics is the practical face of our collective values."Maarten Schmidt
"Politics is the art of making the possible serve the ideal."Freeman Dyson