Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

A man without a vote is man without protection.

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.

Ninety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear – kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor – with the cry of grave national emergency.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

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

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.

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.

Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem.

I do have a political agenda. It’s to have as few regulations as possible.

There is too much government today. We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.

I believed what my father taught me about the separation of church and state, so when I was President I never invited Billy Graham to have services in the White House because I didn’t think that was appropriate. He was injured a little bit, until I explained it to him.

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.

Every President wants to do right.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world.

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

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.

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.

You need to understand, if you take out a government, take out a regime, guess who becomes the government and regime and is responsible for the country? You are. So if you break it, you own it.

I think Canadians are more interested in international events than Americans because it is such a small country, so politics affect it more.

Nothing could make me forget what the Reagan years had actually been like.

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.

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

All people are born alike – except Republicans and Democrats.

I am the son of a freedom fighter, and a son of a freedom fighter automatically imbibes the value of democracy.

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.

Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn’t have much to say about how they’d make it right. They want your vote, but they don’t want you to know their plan.

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, ‚Gee, isn’t that wonderful?‘

I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party.

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

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

I would rather drink weedkiller than support Obamacare.

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.

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

I’m going to stay active as long as I can politically, and with the Carter Center primarily, and if I’m able mentally and physically, will continue to be quite active.

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I.

The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.

Democracy as a system has evolved into something that Thomas Jefferson didn’t anticipate.

Government actually grew during the Reagan years.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn’t.

Obviously, I’m no fan of the radical left.

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.

Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That’s just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin.

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.

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics.

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn’t let them into the family brokerage business.

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.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

It’s very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.

In the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent.