What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.
No terms, no conditions, no promises, no commitment, and no institution—but only another example of what happens when law and politics attempt to regulate a religious institution.
Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.
It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties and to do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria.
Politics should make a thief, a roué, and a pessimist of anyone but I don't believe I am any of them...
I doubt if there is any problem in the world today - social, political or economic - that would not find a happy solution if approached in the spirit of the sermon on the mount.
Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that
Today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well.
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
This is what he disliked about political people – injustice and calamity animated them, it was their milk, their lifeblood, it pleasured them.
I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.
There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.
You don't need to spend tens of millions of dollars on political consultants to tell you what you think when you already know what you think.
I want to make sure that, not only in the Republican Party but in the body politic as a whole, people are aware of threats that remain to the United States.
But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.
Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.
When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it.
I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.
It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty.
