The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must ...
One of the arguments that authoritarian governments use to ward off the call for greater political freedom is to argue that American-style democracy is no guarantee of good policy.... Over the years, I’ve grown used to these arguments, and my respo...
All art is political in the sense that it serves someone's politics.
It's an honor putting art above politics. Politics can be seductive in terms of things reductive to the soul.
Making art in America is sort of a political statement in and of itself. It's not the best environment for that sometimes.
Education is a system of imposed ignorance.
Politicians really worry about being politically correct.
Hamas is a Palestinian political party with an aggressive militant wing.
Political parties exist to get bums on seats.
I would say Politically Incorrect is my favourite right now.
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change.
Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.
But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.
You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.
As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry.
The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.
I've been really at the highest levels of American political life.
The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life.
It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.
