“The general election of 1983 has produced one important result that has passed virtually without comment in the media. It is that, for the first time since 1945, a political party with an openly socialist policy has received the support of over eight and a half million people. This is a remarkable development by any standards and it deserves some analysis ... the 1983 Labour manifesto commanded the loyalty of millions of voters and a democratic socialist bridge-head in public understanding and support can be made.” PeopleFirstsMadeImportantPoliticalUnderstandingResultsPartyHalfMillionsSupportMediaPolicyDevelopmentStandardsDeserveFirst TimeElectionDemocraticEightLoyaltyBridgesAnalysisLabourRemarkableVotersCommentSocialistPolitical PartiesManifestosGeneral Elections Author:Tony Benn
“A brilliant analysis of leadership in democratic, authoritarian, and totalitarian states, Archie Brown's The Myth of the Strong Leader draws on a remarkably wide range of examples and is distinguished by the relevance of its insights and by the precision and clarity of their exposition. It is an absorbing read that deserves to become a modern classic of political thinking.” ThinkingStatesPoliticalStrongLeaderModernExampleDrawsDeserveDemocraticInsightWideMythBrilliantClarityRangeAnalysisClassicBrownDistinguishedRelevancePrecisionAbsorbingTotalitarian StateStrong LeadersPolitical Thinking Author:Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
“In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I dont think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans.” ThinkingHumansRealPoliticalTermRightsSpeechDeserveProtectionBreathingCorporationsContributionVotingFree Speech Author:Chris Coons
“We make our own criminals, and their crimes are congruent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that a people get the kind of political leadership they deserve. I think they also get the kinds of crime and criminals they themselves bring into being.” PeopleThinkingKindHas BeensSaidPoliticalCultureShareCrimeDeserveCriminalsPolitical LeadershipCrime And CriminalsNational Culture Book:Aspects of the Present Source: Aspects of the Present
“I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats always get more credit than they deserve. They are just better at political discourse that we are.” YearsHappensPoliticalWatchesEconomyRepublicanDeserveGood ThingsDemocratCreditDiscoursePolitical Discourse Author:George W. Bush
“America deserves a nominee who reveres the law, not one whose service on the bench is conditioned on political promises.” AmericaLawPoliticalPromiseDeserveBenchesPolitical Promises Author:John Cornyn
“Anyone dumb enough to get his political information from a comic strip deserves what he gets at the polls.” EnoughPoliticalInformationDeserveComicDumbPollsAmerican PoliticsComic Strips Author:Garry Trudeau
“Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.” IfsWellsPoliticalPoliticianNormalFindingsDeserveLuckRepresentativesSecretaryGood LuckPolitical Systems Author:William Hague