Quotes on Political

Those words, temperate and moderate, are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction. A thing, moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice.

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.

I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our political values.

We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.

Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.

The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.

Often the masses are plundered and do not know it.

Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs.

If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then, we are up for grabs for the next charlatan (political or religious) who comes rambling along.

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace. But it's a small link. There are lots of other issues: apartheid , vivisection, political prisoners, the arms race. There's so much going on in this world today, so much ignorance among people. That's not to say I'm not standing amongst everybody. But the point is, what can we do now? That's the thing about vegetarianism; it's an individual's decision and it's something you have control over. How many things do we really have control over?

The crucial distinction between systems...was no longer ideological. The main political difference was between those who did, and those who did not, believe that the citizen could -- or should -- be the property of the state.

I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work...More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work.

It's a robust time, probably the most fertile time for the underground and for revolution since Nixon. I'm not talking about political overthrow; I'm talking about just general cultural revolution. Bush has polarised the country and is creating this breeding ground for an opposition. In the next couple of months, they'll probably make it unpatriotic to be Democrat. It's pretty crazy.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it.

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

When any of us meet someone who rejects dominant norms and values, we feel a little less crazy for doing the same. Any act of rebellion or non-participation, even on a very small scale, is therefore a political act.

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics.

In politics, nothing is contemptible.