A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

How can we help President Obama?

Israelis would mostly breathe a sigh of relief if Palestinians were to disappear.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what’s going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.

When Rumsfeld gets up on television and says we have definitive intelligence that al Qaeda is working with Iraq, how is an ordinary citizen supposed to react? They won’t tell you the evidence, and when anyone asks, they say, ‚Well, you know: It’s secret.‘

We’ve switched from a culture that was interested in manufacturing, economics, politics – trying to play a serious part in the world – to a culture that’s really entertainment-based.

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.

I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling women what they should do with their bodies.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can’t run a state.

Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that’s what everybody needs to know.

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I’m the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I’ll probably… drop writing children’s books and become a political cartoonist again.

Suppose I criticise Iran. What impact does that have? The only impact it has is in fortifying those who want to carry out policies I don’t agree with, like bombing.

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.

The government of Israel doesn’t like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.

I told y’all I didn’t vote, right? But if I would’ve voted, I would’ve voted for Trump.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we – we own this country. We – we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours.

We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

I have never really thought that the Left was much in ‚array‘ as far as political purposes were concerned.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

The President’s post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Remember, no one decides who they’re going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf.

In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I’m against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.

I do not believe we will have a war with Iran.

One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.

When you work as a humanitarian, you are conscious that politics have to be considered. Because if you really want to make an extreme change, then you have a responsibility.

I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.

I don’t like politicians, and I don’t like politics. I definitely don’t want to be associated with any of them.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.

I don’t even know what the issues are. I haven’t paid attention to politics in a long time. It’s actually not something that I really even enjoy. It’s way off my radar.

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America.

I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.

Richard Nixon was an evil man – evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the Devil can understand it. He was utterly without ethics or morals or any bedrock sense of decency.

My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.

My Democratic friends just can’t accept the fact that the American people chose Donald Trump to be president – it’s called democracy. My advice to them, and I say this gently: Fill out a ‚Hurt Feelings Report‘ and let’s move on.

Many things shall change in Cuba, but they shall change because of our efforts and despite the United States. Perhaps that empire shall crumble first.

I have decided in 2020 to run for president.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

The trouble with Nixon is that he’s a serious politics junkie. He’s totally hooked and like any other junkie, he’s a bummer to have around, especially as President.

I’m glad I’m not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone’s tape recording what you say.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.

If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.

No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic, and certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honourable war is the true exercise.

Since I’m the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it’s understandable that people are saying, you know, ‚What have you done?‘

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he’d lie just to keep his hand in.