Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"Politics is the business of arranging the survival of populations"Thufir Hawat
"Politics is the art of the possible"Therem Harth rem ir Estraven
"Political intrigue makes a safer hobby than space travel"Thufir Hawat
"Politics is a game played between those in power"Estraven
"Politics and religion are inseparable"Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
"All governments tend to turn into oligarchies"Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"When religion and politics travel together, the riders think they share the same horse."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"Politics is the art of appearing candid and sincere."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"Politics is the art of appearing candid and open while concealing as much as possible."Thufir Hawat
"We are the people who choose to live in exile from power."Shevek
"We are not citizens here, we are guests."Shevek
"The personal is political."Takver
"In politics the choice is always thus: to change nothing and lose everything, or to change everything and lose something."Thufir Hawat
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, universal disagreement."Shevek
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job"Zarniwoop
"Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and how."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"One cannot buy the revolution. One cannot make the revolution. One can only be the revolution."Shevek
"Desire is a factor in political thought."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"The wall divides but also defines"Shevek
"The individual and the collective need not be enemies"Shevek
"Politics are the mirror of the soul."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"We are the people of the world, not the world of the people."Shevek
"The personal is political."Takver
"Politics is the art of appearing honest."Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
"The approved man is the safe man."Thufir Hawat
"The personal is political when all things are shared"Takver
"One cannot buy the revolution"Shevek
"Compromise is death to ideals"Shevek
"Progress demands sacrifice"Sabul
"The personal is always political"Takver