Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

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