Quotes about Politics

The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.

We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

I think everyone remembers how certain Russian bureaucrats used to work against the Ukrainian opposition; I think it is hard to drop old habits.

Liberals don't ask 'Does it work?' They ask 'Does it equalize?'

I don't believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!.

I went through six years of battles on health care because I didn't have $100 million worth of advertising saying how it would never work.

There's never been a presidency that's done so much in such a short period of time, and we haven't even started the big work yet.

If it weren't for the likes of Sharpton, Jackson, the Congressional Black Caucus, Barack Obama, and the NAACP, racial strife in America would be a distant memory.

I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics.

In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East.

People are questioning if Ted Cruz can legally run for president because he was born in Canada. And the last thing we want to do is pave the way for a President Bieber.