“To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out.” PoliticalQuietSpeaking Out Author:Arundhati Roy
“You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own property, or it comes to nothing. Why do men want any of those things that are called political rights and privileges? Why do they, for instance, want to vote at elections for members of parliament? Oh! Because they shall then have an influence over the conduct of those members. And of what use is that? Oh! Then they will prevent the members from doing wrong.” MenWantMayLongUseLastsPoliticalPoliticsEconomyRightsInfluencePleaseQuietMembersVoteElectionPropertyPrivilegeInstanceEnjoymentLiberalismTwistsParliamentPolitical RightsRights And PrivilegesMembers Of Parliament Book:A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland Source: A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
“The courtroom is a quiet place, Judge Roberts, where you park your political ideology, and you call the balls and you call the strikes.” PoliticalJudgingQuietBallsStrikesIdeologyParksUmpiresCourtroomPolitical IdeologyQuiet Place Author:Lindsey Graham