“The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken.” PoliticalCertainHouseBeliefNationsWhiteSituationBrokenCongressAddressesWhite HouseVotersPolitical Systems Author:Ron Fournier
“In a general way, if one cannot attribute to the Jew the whole responsibility of the situation, economic, political, and social, by which Algeria is being strangled, it is no exaggeration to recognize him as morally guilty, for the great part of his rìle here, still more than elsewhere, has consisted in corrupting, degrading, and disintegrating.” IfsWayStillsWholePoliticalSocialResponsibilitySituationEconomicJewGuiltyAttributesElsewhereExaggerationDegradingAlgeria Author:Chuck Hagel
“Orwell was dealing with communism and his disillusionment with communism in Russia and what he saw the communists do in Spain. His novel was a response to those political situations. Whereas I was interested in more things than the political atmosphere. I was considering the whole social atmosphere: the impact of TV and radio and the lack of education. I could see the coming event of schoolteachers not teaching reading anymore. The less they taught, the more you wouldn't need books.” NeedsBookWholePoliticalReadingSocialSituationNovelSawsTeachingEventsTaughtTvsImpactResponseRadioRussiaCommunismAtmosphereCommunistConsideringSpainDisillusionmentLack Of Education Author:Ray Bradbury
“That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong[. . . .] We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear research and development we are no threat to Israel. We have no intention of aggression against any country. [. . .] Today we announce to you that the political will of Iran is aimed at the negotiated settlement of the case and we dont want to aggravate the situation in our region[. . . .] We know that this issue can be settled in a constructive dialogue and we welcome that.” IfsKnowsWantCountryTodayPoliticalSituationCasesIssuesWillingDevelopmentResearchThreatIntentionIsraelNuclearDialogueWelcomeRegionsIranAggressionConstructiveSettlementConductingResearch And DevelopmentPolitical Will Author:Ali Larijani
“Raising a daughter is an extremely political act in this culture. Mothers have been placed in a no-win situation with their daught ers: if they teach their daughters simply how to get along in a world that has been shaped by men and male desires, then they betray their daughters' potential But, if they do not, they leave their daughters adrift in a hostile world without survival strategies.” IfsMenWorldHas BeensPoliticalMotherDesireCultureWinningSituationTeachSurvivalDaughterStrategyMalesBetrayHostileMother DaughterAdrift Author:Elizabeth Debold
“Hitler appeared, a man with limited intellectual abilities and unfit for any useful work, bursting with envy and bitterness against all whom circumstance and nature had favored over him....In his desperate ambition for power he discovered that his speeches, confused and pervaded with hate as they were, received wild acclaim by those whose situation and orientation resembled his own. He picked up this human flotsam on the streets and in the taverns and organized them around himself. This is the way he launched his political career.” MenWayHumansPoliticalHateAbilitySituationCareersStreetsCircumstancesSpeechAmbitionIntellectualEnvyConfusedOrganizedDesperateBitternessOrientationBurstingAcclaimTavernsFlotsam Author:Albert Einstein
“The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.” WayI CanDifferentCountryPlayMomentsHomePastPoliticalSituationTyrannyWarningRemindersDifferent PlaceCrucible Book:The Crucible Source: The Crucible
“I sought in political reporting what Galsworthy in another context had called "the significant trifle" - the bit of dialogue, the overlooked fact, the buried observation which illuminated the realities of the situation.” FactsRealityPoliticalBitsSituationSignificantDialogueObservationBuriedTriflesOverlooked Book:The Best of I.F. Stone Source: The Best of I.F. Stone
“It must be said that today, at the end of its semantic evolution, the word 'terrorist' is an intrinsically propagandistic term. It has no neutral readability. It dispenses with all reasoned examination of political situations, of their causes and consequences.” SaidEndsTodayPoliticalCausesTermSituationEvolutionConsequenceTerroristExamination Book:Infinite Thought Source: Infinite Thought
“Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.” WarPoliticalPoliticsSituationPolitics And War Author:Newt Gingrich
“With this new stupid Supreme Court ruling, secret money can come in on an unlimited level from corporations. Nobody knows where it comes from. That distorts the political situation in our country tremendously. Most of that money is spent on negative advertising that is tearing down the character and reputation of your opponent, and it works, although most American people say, "We don't like negative advertising," it works.” PeopleKnowsCountryCharacterPoliticalLevelsSecretSituationStupidNegativeCourtSupremeReputationAdvertisingOur CountryCorporationsOpponentsSupreme CourtUnlimitedRulingNobody KnowsCharacter And Reputation Author:Jimmy Carter
“Politics is the only serious. subject that men think themselves qualified to act upon without any previous education or instruction whatever. If it happened to be astronomy, or botany, or medicine, or law, he would never be allowed to work in any of these arts, or to take a decisive part in the history of any one of these sciences without having, at least, acquired: the A B C of it; but the awful fact of politics is that we do not take the trouble seriously to understand the political situation.” IfsThinkingMenArtFactsLawPoliticalSituationHappenedTroubleSubjectsSeriousElectionMedicineAstronomyAwfulInstructionQualifiedElection DayBotanySerious Subjects Author:Hugh Price Hughes
“I've never heard of a situation where, because somebody had a particular political belief, they didn't get a part. I think it's a bit of a myth.” ThinkingPoliticalBeliefBitsSituationHeardParticularMythPolitical Beliefs Author:Kevin Spacey
“In the United States the government has become less important. So, it's democracy, but as each year passes it seems that the government plays less of a role in people's lives, and so they're living in whatever situation their employment imposes upon them more than they're living in a grand political system.” PeopleYearsImportantStatesPlaySeemsGovernmentPoliticalUnitedSituationRolesUnited StatesDemocracyEmploymentPolitical Systems Author:Will Oldham
“Listen to the women. Women say exactly what they want. Who has concrete plans - not macroeconomics but kitchen table economics. Who will change the situation for their families, and help restore the middle class. Women are also sick to death of having their bodies and their lives treated as a political football.” WantHelpingBodyPoliticalSituationClassPlansMiddleFootballEconomicsSickTablesTreatedKitchenMiddle ClassConcreteMen WomenKitchen TableSo SickMacroeconomics Author:Celinda Lake