Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.
The miserable failures of capitalist economies in the Great Depression were root causes of worldwide social and political disasters.
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.
My husband has said even he doesn't know my politics. In the nonromantic-compliment category, that's a good one.
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.
Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.
We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite.
My vision is to have an independent Kosovo, democratic, with a politically tolerant society and with a solid economy, integrated into the EU, the NATO and to continue with our good relations with the USA.
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.
Here's a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.
Authoritarian political ideologies have a vested interest in promoting fear, a sense of the imminence of takeover by aliens and real diseases are useful material.
All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christian faith. It's something I'm very grateful for.
Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Fron...
In the early nineteenth century, with Enlightenment optimism soured by years of war and revolution, critics were skeptical of America's naive faith that it had reinvented politics.
I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
If we don't re-charge the American Brand, all future challenges - economic, social and political - are destined to be driven to the brink, further jeopardizing the strength and competitiveness of our country and its citizens.
Look how many millions of people are underemployed or have lost their jobs. The last thing I'm going to do is play politics with their future.