Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

I’m the president of the United States. I’m not the emperor of the United States.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman’s behind.

I think, in politics, half the people are gonna like you, and half the people are not gonna like you, no matter what you do or what you say… It’s like there are no right answers. If there were, everyone would choose the right answers. They’re all opinions.

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

People in Latin America… love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein’s regime is a better and safer place.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

I’m not a conservative of any kind.

I’ll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples‘ money.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

I will continue to believe that Israel’s security is paramount.

The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

My son Emilio is running for Congress to continue the fight for social justice.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

I’m always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.

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

God gave you a brain. Do the best you can with it. And you don’t have to be Einstein, but Einstein was mentally tough. He believed what he believed. And he worked out things. And he argued with people who disagreed with him. But I’m sure he didn’t call everybody jerks.

It’s not proper for the government to intrude too thoroughly into the domain of the family. It’s inappropriate.

Antitrust is the way that the government promotes markets when there are market failures. It has nothing to do with the idea of free information.

I don’t think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I’m very grateful for the support and kindness that we’ve gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband’s policies or what have you, they care about children and that’s been good to see.

People ask, ‚Should I call you Sir Hopkins?‘ But I say, ‚No. Call me Tony,‘ because it’s too much of a lift-up.

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president… is morally treasonable to the American public.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

My brother Bob doesn’t want to be in government – he promised Dad he’d go straight.

The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.

The Bill of Rights is not an a la carte menu.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‚Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community.‘

Government actually grew during the Reagan years.

I don’t see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that’s almost inconceivable.

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other’s speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.

I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I’m a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good.

Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he’s terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he’s a terrific actor.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.

Concede that the new government of Louisiana is only to what it should be, as the egg is to the fowl; we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.

Half a truth is better than no politics.

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.

I don’t follow politics much.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

I don’t usually admire Sarah Palin, but when she was making fun of this ‚hopey changey stuff,‘ she was right: there was nothing there.

Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves. That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.