Political Sayings

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim. I put up with everyone. I sacrifice myself for everyone.

I would expect you really to wrap that government up down there to a point where it would be – well – a captive entity in every way.

Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone.

The end of government is the common good.

If you're really stupid, I would say, just become a politician.

I have restored the Republic.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

Negroes have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but not a right to social and political equality with whites.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.

When the government is lazy and careless, the people are unspoiled; when the government is efficient and smart, the people are discontented.

There are two principles for the Communist: one is to be ruthless to the enemy, the other is to be kind to comrades.

I am a Democrat, but I am not a partisan. I am an American.

The people are the only censors of their governors: and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution.

The greatest enemy of any government is its own bureaucracy.

It is harder to keep the balance of freedom than to endure the weight of tyranny.

My sword is for justice, and my shield is for the oppressed.

We will establish a parliament, and decide all things by public discussion.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

The end result of the revolution can only be the dictatorship of the proletariat.