“America is a country ready to be taken - in fact, longing to be taken - by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.” CountryFactsAmericaPoliticalLiteraturePoliticsProcessLeadershipLeaderDemocracyTakenTrustReadyLongingPolitical Leaders Author:Arianna Huffington
“The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth... In a world struggling in violence and dishonesty, the further development of non-violence - not only as a philosophy but as a way of life, as a force on the streets, in the market squares, outside the missile bases, inside the chemical plants and inside the war industry - becomes one of the most urgent priorities.” WorldWayFeelsMeanWarSelfPhilosophyEarthPoliticalPoliticsForceUnitedVisionStruggleDemocracyViolenceStreetsMovementDevelopmentIndustryDeterminationDirectBasesPlantPrioritiesChemicalsSquaresUrgentDishonestyMissilesNon ViolenceSpaceshipsDirect Democracy Author:Petra Kelly
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote - where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference - and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.” PeopleMenShouldBelieveStatesGovernmentMightSchoolAmericaPoliticalPoliticsI BelievePresidentChurchOfficeVoteAbsolutesCatholicI Believe InSeparationCivil RightsGrantedMinistersFundDeniedPreferenceChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StateProtestantsSeparation Between Church And StatePublic OfficeCatholic Religion Author:John F. Kennedy
“We must recognize that we can't solve our problems now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.... a radical restructuring of the architecture of American society.” ProblemPoliticalPoliticsSocietyEconomicSolveArchitectureRadicalPolitical PowerAmerican SocietyRestructuring Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Citizens across the United States are now uniting in a great cause to establish a Department of Peace, seeking nothing less than the transformation of our society, to make non-violence an organizing principle, to make war archaic through creating a paradigm shift in our culture for human development, for economic and political justice and for violence control.” HumansWarStatesPoliticalCulturePoliticsCausesJusticeUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesViolenceEconomicDevelopmentCitizensCreatingTransformationSeekingDepartmentOur SocietyNonviolenceParadigmNon ViolenceHuman DevelopmentUnitingParadigm Shift Author:Dennis Kucinich
“There can be no better measure of our governance than the way we treat our children, and no greater failing on our part than to allow them to be subjected to violence, abuse or exploitation.” WayChildrenPoliticalPoliticsGreaterViolenceFailingTreatsAbuseOur ChildrenExploitationDomestic ViolenceGovernanceAbused Children Author:Jessica Lange
“Yes, and you should question your government.” ShouldGovernmentPoliticalPolitics Author:Jessica Lange
“The prophecy of a world moving toward political unity is the light which guides all that is best, most vigorous, most truly alive in the work of our time.” WorldLightMovingPoliticalPoliticsAliveDiversityUnityGuidesOur TimeBrotherhoodProphecyVigorousUnity In Diversity Book:The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy Source: The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy
“People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger than the sort of small, petty, slash-and-burn politics that we have been seeing over the last several years.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensLastsPoliticalPoliticsSeeingHungrySomething NewPetty Author:Barack Obama
“The Greek word for idiot, literally translated, means one who does not participate in politics. That sums up my conviction on the subject.” MeanDoePoliticsSubjectsConvictionIdiotGreekPhilanthropyCitizenship Author:Gladys Pyle
