Most members of Congress are politicians. They’re bores.

If somebody’s dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they’re going to have to take what they get.

The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society.

I don’t say very much I don’t really think through. I know that sounds inconsistent with Joe Biden.

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

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

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

People forget… that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that’s what happened.

I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can’t be used. I mean, it is silly to have a country that has 237 years building up its reputation and then have people threaten to tear it down because they’re not getting some other matter.

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

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

Politics is applesauce.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.

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

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

There is no gambling like politics.

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit?

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.

Ronald Reagan used to alarm his Soviet counterparts by saying that surely they’d both unite against an invasion from Mars.

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

If people wonder, yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend. She has been a friend to me and Barack and Malia and Sasha, and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.

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.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

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

There’s some jerks. There’s some big egos. There are a few that think they’re one of the Founding Fathers… in both parties.

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

Obama himself has been highly supportive of Mubarak.

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.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

The military can buy our diplomats some time.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.

I think the American people, with some justification, think that most politicians live in la-la land.

There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it’s extremely hard to block anything – extremely hard. You’ll never get perfect blocking.

Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf.

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.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

History reminds us that dictators and despots arise during times of severe economic crisis.

One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring.

Everything isn’t political.

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.

I know the Federal Reserve Bank can continue to print more and more money… but city and state governments cannot.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

With Benghazi, I don’t see anyone saying, ‚Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It’s my fault.‘ I haven’t heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that’s just unbelievable to me.

Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.

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.

And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet.

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.

Even people on the liberal side are starting to worry about going off a fiscal cliff.