Political Sayings

100 sayings found from the Modern era from 100 authors

The Americans are a very religious people, and they are very careful to keep their religion separate from their politics.

— Alexis de Tocqueville 1835
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The government is not a solution to our problem; the government is the problem.

— Ayn Rand N/A (common theme)
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The violence of the colonized, far from being a simple reflex, is inscribed in the very nature of colonial oppression.

— Frantz Fanon 1961
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Oppression that is not total creates the possibility of revolt.

— Simone Weil 1955 (posthumous)
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I have no faith in the wisdom of any government that is not based upon the popular will.

— Charles Dickens 1855
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Patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

— Mark Twain 1923 (published posthumously)
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I am not interested in any political party or any political movement.

— James Joyce Unknown
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A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims... but accomplices.

— George Orwell Uncertain
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I've always been a communist.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez Various interviews throughout his life
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The history of women is the history of the tyranny of men.

— Oscar Wilde Late 19th Century
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I'm not a politician, and I'm not a public speaker. I'm a poet, and I'm going to say what I think, and if you don't like it, you can lump it.

— Robert Frost c. 1950s
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The political game of hide-and-seek, with its constant compromises and deceits, is unworthy of human beings.

— Rabindranath Tagore 1921
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I'm not a political poet. I'm a human poet.

— Allen Ginsberg 1970s
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Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

— Hunter S. Thompson N/A
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I don't believe in political correctness. I believe in telling the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.

— Ray Bradbury 2002
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I'm not a fan of government. I think it's a necessary evil, but it's still evil.

— Philip K. Dick 1975
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I believe that the best writing is always political.

— Ursula K. Le Guin 2010
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Women are emotional creatures, and therefore not fitted for politics.

— Arthur Conan Doyle c. 1910
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The government is the sole European in Russia.

— Alexander Pushkin c. 1830s
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I have always been a friend of the oppressed, and an enemy of the oppressor.

— Lord Byron Early 19th century
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