Quotes about Political

We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind of self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.

I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point.

The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger.

A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.

It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.

The Church's mission is not political in nature. Her task is to open the world to the religious sense by proclaiming Christ.

The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

In a political context of the utmost significance, ["freedom from fear"] recognizes a human right which, in a broad sense, may be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

The Church is larger than any one nation or any one political scene.

Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political.

I believe the spreading of Catholicism to be the most horrible means of political and social degradation left in the world.