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QUOTES on POLITICS

'Politics' is made up of two words, 'poli,' which is Greek for'many,' and 'tics,' which are blood-sucking insects.- Gore Vidal



The State calls its own violence, law; but that of the individual, crime - Max Stirner, "The Ego and His Own" (1845)


Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H.L. Mencken


Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism it's just the opposite.- John Kenneth Galbraith


It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. - Voltaire


Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese proverb 


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


Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.  ~Richard Armour


Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason.  ~José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, translated from Portuguese


In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.  ~Charles de Gaulle


Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.  ~Plato


Politicians are the same all over.  They promise to build a bridge even where they is no river.  ~Nikita Khrushchev


Truth is not determined by majority vote.  ~Doug Gwyn


I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.  ~Charles de Gaulle


Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party.  ~Winston Churchill


A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.  ~Texas Guinan 


A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.  ~James Freeman Clarke, Sermon


We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.  ~Aesop


We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.  ~Will Rogers


 “Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.”  
Oscar Ameringer

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Quotes from Gandhi 

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Mohandas Gandhi


A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Mohandas Gandhi


A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
Mohandas Gandhi


A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mohandas Gandhi


A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
Mohandas Gandhi


A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
Mohandas Gandhi


A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
Mohandas Gandhi


A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
Mohandas Gandhi


A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
Mohandas Gandhi


A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
Mohandas Gandhi

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
Mohandas Gandhi


Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Mohandas Gandhi


Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
Mohandas Gandhi


Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
Mohandas Gandhi


As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Mohandas Gandhi


Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
Mohandas Gandhi


But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
Mohandas Gandhi


Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
Mohandas Gandhi


Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
Mohandas Gandhi


Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Mohandas Gandhi

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi


Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Mohandas Gandhi


Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Mohandas Gandhi


Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Mohandas Gandhi


Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
Mohandas Gandhi


Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
Mohandas Gandhi


Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
Mohandas Gandhi


Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mohandas Gandhi


Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
Mohandas Gandhi


Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Mohandas Gandhi

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
Mohandas Gandhi 


As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
Mohandas Gandhi 


But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Mohandas Gandhi 

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
Mohandas Gandhi 


Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Mohandas Gandhi 

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