“I knew Otto Kahn [According to the Figaro, Mr. Kahn on first going to America was a clerk in the firm of Speyer and Company, and married a grand-daughter of Mr. Wolf, one of the founders of Kuhn, Loeb & Company], the multi-millionaire, for many years. I knew him when he was a patriotic German. I knew him when he was a patriotic American. Naturally, when he wanted to enter the House of Commons, he joined the 'patriotic party.'” YearsFirstsWantedAmericaHousePartyCompanyMarriedDaughterJewFirmPatrioticFoundersMillionaireClerksAmerican PatrioticHouse Of CommonsGrand Daughter Author:Denis Fahey
“The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address.” PoliticalPartyEssenceConstitutionAddressesFoundersFarewellPolitical PartiesFarewell Address Author:Marianne Williamson
“The people who started the American government, the founders of the Constitution, didn't like political parties but they were forced to start them. Nobody ever created political parties in England, they evolved. And there do tend to be two general tendencies that focus around how much government you think you need.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTwoGovernmentPoliticalPartyFocusConstitutionEnglandTendenciesFoundersPolitical PartiesAmerican Government Author:Barney Frank
“It's easy to talk about our system not functioning. It's actually functioning exactly the way we've designed it to function by giving so much power to the political parties, which all of our, you know, leading founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison - all said don't create political parties like the ones we have now. We did it, and we're paying a very high price for it.” KnowsWayGivingSaidPoliticalEasyPartyFunctionFoundersPolitical PartiesMadisonHigh Prices Author:Mickey Edwards
“My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor.” LiteratureParentPoorPartyGrewGrew UpCommunistFoundersCubanCommunist Party Author:Guillermo Cabrera Infante
“U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.” MenHas BeensWarBigsGamesPresidentPartyHe ManHillsServantHostTroopsFoundersHuntersBullsCivicsJuanFamily ManMooseTheodoreAmerican WarSpanish American War Author:Zig Ziglar