“I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.” IfsCountryMightTodayFatherMilitaryBecomingPoliticianSixMy FamilyPrisonProfessorsGrandfatherDictatorshipMy Grandfather Author:George Papandreou
“When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can't help wondering if the day may yet come when the only thing that can save this country is a military coup.” IfsMayI CanCountryHelpingWonderMediaMilitaryPoliticianEducatorCoups Author:Thomas Sowell
“I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.” OpinionMilitaryCitizensPoliticianStrategist Author:Cindy Sheehan
“In the minds of many Western politicians, military interventions and air strikes appear to have become legitimate policy tools since the NATO attacks on Yugoslavia during the 1990s. That's how they intend to bring everyone into line who don't share the Western view of democratization of society and the liberalization of the economy. But there is no future for that kind of globalization.” MindKindLinesViewsEconomyAirShareMilitaryPolicyPoliticianToolsWesternStrikesGlobalizationInterventionNatoDemocratizationYugoslaviaMilitary Intervention Author:Vladimir Yakunin
“Mikhail Saakashvili would do everything within his power to destroy me, first as a politician and then as a person. All government authorities, including the police, the military and the courts, are controlled by those in power.” FirstsPersonsGovernmentMilitaryPoliticianAuthorityPoliceCourtIncludingControlled Author:Irakli Okruashvili
“A number of politicians, including those within your own party, believe Germans would be safer if the German military didn't insert itself into so many of the world's hot spots.” IfsWorldBelieveWould BePartyNumbersMilitaryPoliticianHotIncludingSpotsInsert Author:Wolfgang Schauble
“I'm not sure I want to sound like a candidate. I just want to sound like an American who's trying to make this country a heck of a lot stronger. Not a politician typical, but somebody that's going to go and do the job, not pay attention to all the special interest groups, change the status quo, shift power out of Washington and get America on the track again with strengthening our military as well.” WantTryingWellsCountryJobsAmericaSoundInterestChangePayAttentionGroupsSpecialMilitaryStrengthPoliticianStrongerTrackPay AttentionNot SureCandidatesTypicalStatus QuoSpecial InterestsInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:John Kasich
“I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti
“He was a superb military officer but he was also an extraordinarily gifted politician. That he was an unusually open, honest and no-nonsense politician did not make him unsuited for the profession, only uncommon. In uniform and in politics Barry's purpose was always the defense of freedom. And nobody before or since managed the task more ably or more colorfully than Barry Goldwater.” PurposeHonestMilitaryPoliticianTasksDefenseProfessionNonsenseOfficersUniformsGiftedUncommonSuperbNo Nonsense Author:John McCain
“Politicians had always viewed environmental issues as narrow things of no great political consequence. Sort of NIMBY issues. A big part of the reason was that the groups that cared about wilderness didn't talk with the groups that were trying to stop freeways from cutting through inner cities, and neither of them talked to the folks who wanted to stop the military from dumping Agent Orange on Vietnam.” TryingReasonBigsWantedPoliticalCitiesIssuesCuttingGroupsMilitaryPoliticianConsequenceEnvironmentalFolksAgentsWildernessVietnamOrangeInner CityFreewaysEnvironmental IssuesGreat PoliticalAgent Orange Author:Denis Hayes
“I never imagined I'd be working with government, or military or politicians or big companies. None of this stuff I'm doing was on any business plan anywhere ever.” BigsGovernmentStuffCompanyPlansMilitaryPoliticianBusiness PlanBig Companies Author:Simon Sinek
“Most of the world is fooling about, especially the people who think they control the world and the community. The presidents, the politicians, the military, etc., are all jerking about, acting as if they are Lord over their own domains. That's basically Problem One on the planet.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldProblemPresidentCommunityActingLordMilitaryPlanetsPoliticianEtcDomainActing As If Author:George Harrison
“We don't have warlords. We have strongmen. They control provinces with military forces. These men at one time controlled territory; they have now been transformed into businessmen and politicians. Today our national security forces are built to control the provinces.” MenTodaySecurityMilitaryPoliticianBusinessmanNational Security Author:Ashraf Ghani
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.” IfsReasonSeemsPoliticsMilitaryPoliticianConsiderationEthicalHonorableRetreatShameful Author:Mary McCarthy
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” InspirationalPoliticalForceInspiringAttitudeMilitaryPositivePositive ThinkingPoliticianOptimismArmyStrategyProductivityOptimisticPositive AttitudePerpetualStay Positive Book:My American Journey Source: My American Journey
“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” IfsHumorGovernmentMovingPoliticalPoliticsPresidentFreedomViewsLibertyEconomyEconomicMilitaryPoliticianTaxesEconomicsConservativeLibertarianSocialismCommunismPresidentialWelfarePhrasesLiberalismPatrioticLibertarianismTaxationKeep MovingFreedom And LibertyIncome TaxFreedom LibertyProperty RightsLimited GovernmentBig GovernmentSubsidiesAmerican GovernmentFree GovernmentGovernment SpendingLimited FreedomPolitical WillUs PresidentPolitical ViewGreat LibertarianTax DayAmerican EconomyAmerica FreedomGreat Veterans DayRepublican GovernmentGovernment And SocietyTaxes FunnyGreat PoliticalEconomy And EconomicsStrong EconomyFuture Of AmericaBest PoliticalGreat ConservativeGovernment And BusinessGovernment WelfareRussian Economy Author:Ronald Reagan
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.” HelpingGovernmentFunnyPoliticalPoliticsLanguageBusinessMilitaryPoliticianWordsConservativeSocialismCommunismLiberalismTerrificEnglish LanguageGoverningLimited GovernmentBig GovernmentGovernment ProgramsFunny PoliticalGreat Veterans DayRepublican GovernmentGovernment And SocietyLearning EnglishPolitical JokesGreat ConservativeGovernment Welfare Author:Ronald Reagan