Quotes about Politics
No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.
— Jay-Z
It's nice to have four years between elections. It takes people that long to regain their faith.
— Anonymous
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
The sovereign power of all civil authority is founded in the consent of the people.
— Roger Williams
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
— Frank Herbert
We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
— William Howard Taft
It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy
— Barack Obama
What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power.
— Thomas Paine
If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies, we need to change our representatives
— Will Rogers
I guess truth can hurt you worse in an election than about anything that can happen to you.
— Will Rogers
More men have been elected between sundown and sunup than ever were elected between sunup and sundown.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers