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“You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and dangerous decline for decades, because elected leaders fail to deliver.”

Has Beens Home Political Leader Failing Dangerous Politician Institutions Decades Voters Decline Steep Nodding Political Institutions Elected Leaders

Author:Ron Fournier

“There's a dangerous bottom-lining, and super-summarizing that happens in a lot of our press and our media, and sort of our politicians' talking points, that's dangerously simple. I don't know a better way to say it. And there's usually a lot more complicated facts going on than what is quoted and quotable.”

Knows Way Facts Happens Simple Talking Media Dangerous Politician Presses Bottom Complicated Better Ways Summarizing

Author:Seth Gordon

“A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to blithely put such an enormous and dangerous arbitrary power in the hands of politicians-\-\risking their own freedom, in hopes of getting what someone else has-\-\is a painful sign of how far many citizens and voters fall short of what is needed to preserve a democratic republic”

“Right after liberal Democrats, the most dangerous politicians are country club Republicans.”

Country Dangerous Politician Republican Democrat Clubs Country Clubs

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Politicians need a better understanding of global ecology. We need to be freed from our species-specific arrogance. No evidence exists that we are chosen, the unique species for which all the others were made. Nor are we the most important one because we are so numerous, powerful and dangerous.”

Needs Made Important Understanding Powerful Dangerous Politician Unique Evidence Species Chosen Arrogance Ecology

Author:Lynn Margulis

“I opposed annexing in areas around our city borders, because I knew that if neighborhoods wanted to be a part of the city, well, they would mandate themselves in and invite themselves into a city. That's just one example of even on a local level how dangerous it is for a politician to start thinking they know more than that individual family, that individual business.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Wells Wanted Individual Levels Cities Dangerous Example Politician Areas Locals Borders Just One Neighborhood Invites Mandates

Author:Sarah Palin

“Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all - inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off being applied only to the rich but it will inevitably reach us all.”

Humans May Human Beings Rich Dangerous Politician Taxes Determine Income Inequality Allowing Reckless Gamble Income Tax

Book:Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays

Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays

“Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.”

Ifs Men Together Political Politics Dangerous Politician Advertising Diabolical

Author:Phillip Adams

“If there is ever an amelioration of the condition of mankind, philosophers, theologians, legislators, politicians and moralists will find that the regulation of the press is the most difficult, dangerous and important problem they have to resolve. Mankind cannot now be governed without it, nor at present with it.”

Ifs Important Problem Difficult Conditions Mankind Dangerous Danger Politician Presses Philosopher Resolve Regulation Theologian Legislators Moralist

Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations

Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.”

“So what we have is an American foreign policy that is inextricably linked to domestic matters. It is very dangerous for a politician who desires nothing more than to stay in office to address the mindset that any change in policy is appeasement. And Americans will accept that for a certain amount of time.”

Matter Desire Certain Accepting Dangerous Policy Amount Politician Office Mindset Addresses Foreign Policy Linked Appeasement American Foreign Policy

Author:Michael Scheuer