The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. Robert Reich on politics
In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure. Samuel Taylor Coleridge on politics
I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny. Zell Miller on politics
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. John Morley on politics
The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary. Gloria Steinem on politics
The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does. Bill Vaughan on politics
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues. George Will on politics
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. John Foster Dulles on politics
The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. Clare Boothe Luce on politics
When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers. Imelda Marcos on politics
The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves. Deng Xiaoping on politics
I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious. Oliver Stone on politics
My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote. Sandra Day O'Connor on politics
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. Sandra Day O'Connor on politics
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. Grover Cleveland on politics
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. Henry Adams on politics
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. Alphonse de Lamartine on politics
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy. Roger Nash Baldwin on politics
Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb. Spiro T. Agnew on politics
They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. Clare Boothe Luce on politics