“I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed.” ThinkingCountryUnitedPartyDutyCitizensCorruptionRussiaDestroyedOur CountryThievesPatriotCrooks Author:Alexei Navalny
“The Democratic Party might be called the Takings Coalition, made up of groups that want the government to take from American citizens -- usually cash -- and keep it for itself.” WantMadeGovernmentMightPartyGroupsCitizensDemocraticCashDemocratic PartyCoalitionsAmerican Citizens Author:Grover Norquist
“It is a well-settled principle of the international code that where one nation owes another a liquidated debt which it refuses or neglects to pay the aggrieved party may seize on the property belonging to the other, its citizens or subjects, sufficient to pay the debt without giving just cause of war.” GivingWellsMayWarNationsCausesPartyPayPrinciplesSubjectsCitizensPropertyInternationalRefuseDebtCodeSufficientNeglectBelongingCauses Of War Book:Messages ...: With a Short Sketch of His Life Source: Messages ...: With a Short Sketch of His Life
“We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who believe in reform, who believe that our election laws should treat every voter equally, who believe that low levels of competition and participation are not healthy for democracy. The Independence Party is helping to build that coalition and I am happy to join you in doing so.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldBelieveHelpingLawFightingLevelsPartyDemocracyCitizensHealthySucceedLowsTreatsIndependentElectionIndependenceCompetitionHardestReformPreservesVotersTake TimeParticipationCoalitionsLow Level Author:Michael Bloomberg
“You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power.” WantCulturePartyEconomySuccessfulCitizensPressesIsraelOpennessHostileFree Press Author:John Podhoretz
“The suggestion of denying any measure of their full political rights to such a great group of our population as the colored people is one which, however it might be received in some other quarters, could not possibly be permitted by one who feels a responsibility for living up to the traditions and maintaining the principles of the Republican Party. Our Constitution guarantees equal rights to all our citizens, without discrimination on account of race or color. I have taken my oath to support that Constitution.” FeelsMightPoliticalPartyRaceResponsibilityPrinciplesSupportTakenRightsGroupsColorCitizensRepublicanEqualTraditionAccountsConstitutionPopulationDiscriminationCivil RightsAfrican AmericanGuaranteesQuartersSuggestionsRepublican PartyMaintainingEqual RightsOathPolitical Rights Author:Calvin Coolidge
“In the US, voters cast ballots for individual candidates who are not bound to any party program except rhetorically, and not always then. Some Republicans are more liberal than some Democrats, some libertarians are more radical than some socialists, and many local candidates run without any party identification. No American citizen can vote intelligently without knowledge of the ideas, political background, and commitments of each individual candidate.” IdeasRunningPoliticalIndividualPartyCitizensRepublicanCommitmentProgramVoteDemocratBoundsCastsLibertarianBackgroundsLocalsRadicalCandidatesVotersBallotsIdentificationAmerican Citizens Author:Ben Bagdikian
“Religion in America . . . Must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions for that country; for if it does not impart a taste for freedom, it facilitates the use of it . . . I do know know whether all Americans have a sincere faith in their religion - for who can search the human heart? - But I am certain that they hold it to be indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions. This opinion is not peculiar to a class of citizens or a party, but it belongs to the whole nation and to every rank of society.” IfsKnowsHumansHeartDoeCountryWholeUseAmericaPoliticalCertainNationsPartyOpinionClassCitizensRepublicanTasteInstitutionsSincerePeculiarIndispensableHuman HeartMaintenanceImpartFacilitatePolitical Institutions Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“A colored man is precisely as much entitled to submit his candidacy in a party primary, as is any other citizen. The decision must be made by the constituents to whom he offers himself, and by nobody else.” MenMadeDecisionPartyCitizensOffersPrimariesSubmitEntitledConstituentsCandidacy Author:Calvin Coolidge
“The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born and I am honored to be apart of something that focuses on working class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Kennedy have done so much in that regard for the two generations they've won over during their career course.” TwoDoneCoursesBornPartyClassCareersGenerationsProudCitizensRegardDemocraticWorking ClassHonoredDemocratic PartyMold Author:Joan Crawford
“People that had the guts to put their loyalty to the Constitution ahead of their loyalty to their political party were citizen legislators.” PeoplePoliticalPoliticsTermPartyCitizensConstitutionLoyaltyGutsPolitical PartiesLegislatorsTerm Limits Author:Tom Coburn
“In the economy we guarantee all market players the same conditions, and the private sector plays an increasingly important role. We are in the process of dissolving thousands of state-owned companies and converting them into stock corporations. We even plan to accelerate this development. In contrast, it is the party's responsibility to improve the lives of the people, and this is where our citizens have great confidence in us. Party members who commit crimes are severely punished.” PeopleImportantStatesPlayProcessPartyResponsibilityCompanyRolesEconomyPlayerPlansConditionsCrimeDevelopmentCitizensMembersCommitCorporationsGuaranteesContrastPrivate SectorConvertingAccelerateDissolvingGreat Confidence Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“Everybody thinks of economics whether he is aware of it or not. In joining a political party or in casting his ballot, the citizen implicitly takes a stand upon essential economic theories.” ThinkingPoliticalPartyEconomicTheoryCitizensEssentialsEconomicsPolitical PartiesCastingJoiningBallotsEconomic Theory Author:Ludwig von Mises
“You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want. But "democracy" is an illusion - a sham - if the most significant acts taken by those leaders are kept concealed from the citizenry.” IfsWantTwoAbilityPartyLeaderDemocracyTakenCitizensOffersIllusionSignificantConcealedCitizenry Author:Glenn Greenwald
“Let every nation, right now, do what is best for all citizens of the world: eliminate every form of intervention that would prevent or otherwise hobble mutually beneficial trade between any two parties anywhere in the world. No bureaucracy can help us toward that goal; it must come from a growing realization of the merit of freedom itself.” WorldTwoHelpingFormNationsGoalPartyGrowingCitizensRight NowTradeRealizationMeritBureaucracyInterventionBeneficial Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“This is the deadening consensus that crosses party lines, that dominates our major media, and that is strangling the liberty and prosperity that were once the birthright of Americans. Dissenters who tell their fellow citizens what is really going on are subject to smear campaigns that, like clockwork, are aimed at the political heretic. Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” PoliticalLyingLinesPartyLibertySubjectsMediaCitizensTruth IsMajorsCrossesFellowsProsperityCampaignsEmpiresConsensusTreasonBirthrightHereticClockworkStranglingSmear Campaigns Author:Ron Paul
“We must see that regional imbalances in the growth of various parties of the country are removed and all the states progress evenly. We shall ensure that all citizens of the country get full opportunity to contribute their might towards India's progress.” CountryStatesMightOpportunityGrowthPartyProgressCitizensIndiaVariousImbalance Author:Rajiv Gandhi