“Anti-European politicians tell more myths and fantasies about Europe than you can find in Harry Potter or The Da Vinci Code.” FantasyPoliticianEuropeMythCodeHarry PotterPottersDa Vinci Code Author:Denis MacShane
“(A unified) 'Europe' is the result of plans. It is, in fact, a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of intellectuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure: only the scale of the final damage done is in doubt.” DoneFactsResultsDestinyDoubtPlansFailurePoliticianProjectsIntellectualEuropeFinalsScalesPlanningVanityInevitableClassicDamageMonumentUtopiaProgrammesUtopianUnified Author:Margaret Thatcher
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“In the countries of Europe, one after another, the gentleman has been ousted by politicians and entrepreneurs, as materialism has given rewards to the sort of cunning incompatible with any kind of idealism.” KindHas BeensCountryGivenPoliticianEuropeEntrepreneurRewardsGentlemanMaterialismIdealismCunning Book:Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition Source: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition
“I like the distance that Europe gives me. Also if I stayed in America I'd be a full-time politician and have no time for writing, which is why I went to Europe to live in 1961.” IfsGivingWritingAmericaPoliticianEuropeGive MeDistance Author:Gore Vidal
“Joschka Fischer was a Green Party politician and Germany's foreign minister. We hired Mr. Fischer, as well as former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, as advisors because we, as an automaker, want to know, for example, how new emissions laws will develop in the United States, Europe and Asia. Fischer and Ms. Albright have diverse contacts worldwide. They can call our attention to trends early on, information from which we can benefit.” KnowsWantWellsStatesLawUnitedPartyAttentionUnited StatesInformationExamplePoliticianBenefitsEuropeGreenContactFormerMinistersGermanyTrendsDiverseSecretaryAsiaEmissionsAdvisorsFischerMadeleinesGreen Party Author:Norbert Reithofer
“Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but it's also an opportunity. We at BMW want to take advantage of this and, through innovations, place ourselves at the forefront.” WantStatesOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesPoliticianEuropeAdvantageInnovationThreatChinaTrendsBmw Author:Norbert Reithofer
“Chuchill has renounced all British interests in Europe and those of his people who are not blind now realise that the pretext for this war was far removed from the cause of it, namely, the subservience of the so-called democratic politicians to their Jewish masters.” PeopleWarCausesInterestMastersPoliticianEuropeBlindDemocraticBritishRealisingPretextSubservience Author:William Joyce
“To win elections, politicians have promised practically endless government spending and covered up the cost, leaving generations of taxpayers obligated to pay off the debt. That's wrong, but neither the U.S. nor Europe has a plan to stop it.” GovernmentWinningPayPlansGenerationsPoliticianCostEuropeElectionLeavingDebtSpendingEndlessCoveredTaxpayersGovernment SpendingCovered Up Author:David Malpass
“If a Danish politician would go up and say he believes in God, people would be a little bit taken aback by that because it's slightly different there than in the U.S. Most of Europe is not that faith based, especially in terms of the politics, and politicians don't use that there.” PeopleIfsBelieveLittlesDifferentUseWould BeBitsTermTakenPoliticianLittle BitEuropeBelieve In GodFaith BasedDanish Author:Nikolaj Arcel
“I'm of the opinion that Angela Merkel is a responsible politician, a politician who has a sense of responsibility for Europe and not only for Germany or for the - her political party.” PoliticalPartyResponsibilityOpinionPoliticianEuropeResponsibleGermanyPolitical PartiesSense Of ResponsibilityAngela Author:Alexis Tsipras
“Back in the days of the Soviet Union, the countries of Eastern Europe, being under the control of the USSR, would call their states "people's republics." The sham that is currently going on in the states of the former Soviet Union is due to the fact that the politicians in power are eager to polish up their image abroad.” PeopleCountryStatesFactsPoliticianEuropeUnionsDuesFormerRepublicSovietSoviet UnionEasternPolishEastern EuropeUssr Author:Garry Kasparov
“You see crime and you see all [ sharia] things happening, unfortunately all over Europe, because of (a) the mass immigration, but (b) also because of we politicians are not able to deal with it.” AbleDealsCrimePoliticianMassHappeningsEuropeThings HappenImmigrationSharia Author:Geert Wilders
“Trump might well choose to renege on US obligations (so much for the sanctity of contracts!) and no doubt he would have the agreement of Zionist politicians like Schumer. But the consequences will be the increased isolation of the US - particularly from Europe, whose businesses will just move into Iran while US companies will lose out.” WellsMightMovingLosesCompanyDoubtTrumpPoliticianConsequenceEuropeObligationNo DoubtIsolationAgreementIranContractsSanctityZionist Author:Lawrence Davidson
“It used to be thought that the events that changed the world were things like big bombs, maniac politicians, huge earthquakes, or vast population movements, but it has now been realized that this is a very old-fashioned view held by people totally out of touch with modern thought. The things that really change the world, according to Chaos theory, are the tiny things. A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazonian jungle, and subsequently a storm ravages half of Europe.” PeopleWorldBigsUsedViewsHalfModernEventsMovementChangedTheoryHugePoliticianEuropeWingsChaosPopulationStormTinyUsed To BeChanging The WorldBombsButterflyOld FashionedJungleEarthquakesManiacsChaos TheoryTiny Things Author:Neil Gaiman
“Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband, David Miliband, with Tony Blair, with Peter Mandelson... talking about Europe, talking about political reform.” LastsPoliticalLinesPartyTalkingWeekPoliticianConversationEuropeReformPeterBlairLengthyPolitical Reform Author:Nick Clegg