Politics Quotes

"A man is incapable of comprehending any argument that interferes with his revenue."

"Politics often fails because it relies on punishment rather than creating positive reinforcement."

"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes it necessary."

"Unless we place our religion and our politics in the same sphere of action, they cannot both occupy the sphere which belongs to them."

"The emphasis on the individual rather than society has led to many of our problems."

"Politics should be guided by the welfare of the people."

"Politics ignores the scientific study of human nature at its great peril."

"The main objection to political freedom is that it is always being replaced by the freedom to do what the powerful want you to do."

"A politician who ignores medical truth endangers the people they claim to serve."

"The politician who embraces medical truth serves their people far better than one who ignores it."

"Politics would improve if we understood human motivation better."

"Politics arises from our coordination as living systems."

"Political will is necessary for medical advancement to reach those most in need."

"Politics based on domination of nature is destined to fail."

"Politics that ignores planetary limits is the politics of a failed civilization."

"Politics should never determine which truths we're allowed to pursue."

"Our obsession with growth is incompatible with a finite planet."

"Politics should not determine scientific truth, yet it often tries."

"Politics often ignores scientific evidence when ideology is at stake."

"Politics ignores evolutionary biology at civilization's peril."

"Politics must be grounded in truth, or it becomes merely power without purpose."

"I am a passionate advocate of the view that the real enemy of modern man is man himself."

"Politics divorced from evidence and reason becomes mere ideology and propaganda."

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

"Political systems are only as good as the people who lead them."

"Everybody recognizes that the present commercial and socially organization of society is rotted through and through."

"The Anthropocene is a symptom of our failure to recognize Gaia's autonomy."

"Politics often obscures the simple truth."

"Political power means nothing compared to the power of natural law."

"Politics may govern men, but nature governs all."