Best Opposition Parties Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“What is in the Constitution is the burning desire and aspiration of all the people of Vietnam. So for the moment, we don't think about opposition parties.”

People Thinking Moments Desire Party Constitution Burning Aspiration Opposition Vietnam Burning Desire Opposition Parties

Author:Nong ?uc Manh

“I expect the ruling and opposition parties to work together for the future of Taiwan.”

Together Party Opposition Working Together Ruling Taiwan Opposition Parties

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom.”

Source: In defense of secular humanism

“The fear among economists across the political spectrum that was - was that we were rapidly plummeting towards a second Great Depression. So, in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve.”

“There are cycles in American politics. US cycles are even more pronounced because we Americans have a totally entrepreneurial presidential system. We don't have parliamentary opposition parties with a shadow prime minister and shadow cabinets. Every four years, the opposition reinvents itself.”

Years Party Four Shadow Ministers Presidential Opposition Cycles Prime Four Years Prime Minister American Politics Entrepreneurial Cabinets Parliamentary Opposition Parties

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“There is nothing I dread so much as the division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our constitution.”

Two Government Political Evil Party Leader Constitution Humble Opposition Division Republic Dread Political Parties Apprehension Two Party System Great Party Opposition Parties Greatest Political

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

“A spectre is haunting Europe-the spectre of Communism. All the Powers of old Europe have entered into holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Czar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies. Where is the Party in opposition that has not been decried as Communistic by its opponents in power? Where the Opposition that has not hurled back the branding reproach of Communism, against the more advanced opposition parties, as well as against its reactionary adversaries?”

Source: The Communist Manifesto & Selected Writings: & Selected Writings

“If the government is vulnerable to public opinion, then famines are a dreadfully bad thing to have. You cant win many elections after a famine, and you dont like being criticized by newspapers, opposition parties in parliament, and so on. Democracy gives the government an immediate political incentive to act.”

“The media here is the opposition party. They don't understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”

Stills Country States President United Party United States Media Trump Opposition Opposition Parties

Author:Kevin Drum

“In any case, to the extent that the media is dedicated to exposing lies and reporting the truth, it is indeed the opposition party to people like Bannon.”

People Lying Party Cases Media Opposition Dedicated Exposing Opposition Parties

Author:Kevin Drum

“Moving from an opposition party to a governing party comes with growing pains. And, well, we're feeling those growing pains today. Doing big things is hard. All of us. All of us, myself included, we will need time to reflect on how we got to this moment, what we could have done to do it better.”

Needs Wells Hard Feelings Bigs Pain Moving Party Growing Opposition Big Things Governing Time Of Need Growing Pains Opposition Parties

Author:Paul Ryan

“Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office.”

Political President Party Demand Office Debt Opposition Routine President Obama Ceilings Debt Ceiling Opposition Parties

Author:Juan Williams

“A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.”

Political Challenges Party Enemy Democracy Media Activity Function Murder Corruption Opposition Civil Society Uncovering Opposition Parties Political Enemies

Author:Evgeny Morozov

“Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties and independent newspapers, cannot help but make such an effort. Not surprisingly, while India continued to have famines under British rule right up to independence... they disappeared suddenly with the establishment of a multiparty democracy and... a free press and an active political opposition constitute the best early-warning system a country threaten by famines can have.”

“Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party”

Men Political Politics Leadership Party Principles Greed Sake Witty Corruption Funny Political Political Change Funny Politician Opposition Parties

Book:The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

Source: The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

“Could there possibly have been an incumbent more easy to knock-off than George W. Bush? A real-life opposition party would have been insulted to be matched with a such an unworthy and frail rival. The Democrats, by contrast, got their lights punched out.”

Has Beens Real Light Politics Easy Party Democrat Real Life Opposition Contrast Rivals Unworthy Frail Insulted Matched Incumbents Opposition Parties

Author:Marc Cooper

“I am not predicting here that Obama will fail like Jimmy Carter. What I am predicting is the Republican Party is not extinct and will after a period of time become a strong opposition party.”

Strong Party Failing Periods Republican Opposition Republican Party Jimmy Carter Predicting Opposition Parties

Author:Ed Rollins

“Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush.”

Seems Party Saws Rights Seeing Air Politician Republican Bills Clinton Democrat Wave Administration Opposition Bill Of Rights Invoke Opposition Parties

Author:James Bovard

“We will fight against any pro-nuclear power plan. And we will remind people that a change in the German nuclear consensus would stifle the development of sustainable energy and it would cost jobs. The SPD is the strongest among the opposition parties and we must take on this role with vigour.”

People Jobs Fighting Energy Party Roles Plans Development Cost Nuclear Opposition Strongest Consensus Nuclear Power Sustainable Energy Opposition Parties

Author:Sigmar Gabriel