Political Sayings

100 sayings found from the Modern era from 100 authors

Color is not a human or personal reality; it is a political reality.

— James Baldwin 1963
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Negroes are not a race. They are a political designation.

— Zora Neale Hurston 1954
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I don't believe in the political struggle, I believe in the human struggle.

— Federico Garcia Lorca 1930s
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I'm not a politician, I'm an artist. I'm not a politician, I'm a musician.

— John Lennon 1972
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I'm not a politician. I'm just a guy who likes to sing.

— Elvis Presley 1950s-1960s
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The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell.

— Louis Armstrong 1957
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I'm not a politician. I'm an entertainer.

— Frank Sinatra Unknown
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I'm a political animal. I'm a Black political animal.

— Nina Simone 1960s
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I'm not a politician. I'm a singer.

— Aretha Franklin Unknown
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I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I play music. That's what I do.

— Chuck Berry Undated
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I'm not a politician. I'm a singer. But I believe in speaking out for what's right.

— Johnny Cash 1970s
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I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I'm an entertainer. And I'm a black man. And I'm proud to be a black man.

— James Brown 1970
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I was an alcoholic, a womanizer, and a Communist.

— Walt Disney 1947
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The Turkish Republic must be free from every kind of foreign intervention and influence.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) 1923
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Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.

— Susan B. Anthony late 19th century
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You can't make a film without being a bit of a dictator. You have to be able to say, 'This is what I want,' and everyone else has to follow.

— Stanley Kubrick 1970s
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I'm not an anarchist. I just don't believe in government.

— Richard Pryor 1981
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“I'm not trying to be politically correct. I'm trying to be funny.”

— Lenny Bruce 1960s
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I don't like being called a dictator. I am a man of the people.

— Idi Amin 1974
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All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people, all legitimate government exists.

— Benjamin Disraeli 1867
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