“Could one start a Stagnation Party-which at General Elections would boast that during its term of office no event of the least importance had taken place?” TermPartyTakenEventsOfficeImportanceElectionBoastStagnationGeneral Elections Author:C. S. Lewis
“The President of the United States of necessity owes his election to office to the suffrage and zealous labors of a political party, the members of which cherish with ardor and regard as of essential importance the principles of their party organization; but he should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves the country best.” ShouldCountryStatesFactsPoliticalPresidentUnitedPartyPrinciplesUnited StatesMembersEssentialsOfficeLaborOrganizationImportanceRegardElectionStriveCherishPolitical PartiesSuffrageZealousArdor Book:Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition Source: Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition
“Nor, in truth, is it of little importance to prevent the suspicion of any difference having arisen between us from being handed down in any way to our posterity; for it is worse than absurd that parties should be found disagreeing on the very principles, after we have been compelled to make our departure from the world.” WorldWayShouldLittlesHas BeensFoundDifferencesPartyPrinciplesTruth IsImportanceAbsurdSuspicionCompelledPosterityDeparture Author:John Calvin
“Courts of equity have always considered it of the greatest possible importance that parties should not sleep on their rights.” ShouldSleepPartyRightsImportanceCourtEquity Author:Frederick Romilly
“The retirement of Athanasius, which ended only with the life of Constantius, was spent, for the most part, in the society of the monks, who faithfully served him as guards, as secretaries, and as messengers; but the importance of maintaining a more intimate connection with the catholic party tempted him, whenever the diligence of the pursuit was abated, to emerge from the desert, to introduce himself into Alexandria, and to trust his person to the discretion of his friends and adherents.” PersonsPartyHistoryConnectionsImportanceCatholicPursuitDesertIntimateRetirementIntroducingSecretaryTemptedMonkMaintainingDiligenceDiscretionMessengersRoman EmpireAlexandria Book:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“All parties attempt to represent important things that have developed outside themselves as unimportant, and where they fail in this they assail those things all the more bitterly the more admirable they are.” ImportantPartyFailingImportanceImportant ThingsAdmirableUnimportantPartisans Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“It is unfortunate that some in our party have lost sight of the importance of conservation and environmental protection for keeping America strong, healthy, prosperous, and secure. It's time for all of our Republican leaders to recognize that conservation is conservative.” AmericaLostStrongPartyLeaderHealthyRepublicanSightImportanceEnvironmentalConservativeProtectionSecureUnfortunateConservationProsperousEnvironmental Protection Author:David Jenkins