“A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to blithely put such an enormous and dangerous arbitrary power in the hands of politicians-\-\risking their own freedom, in hopes of getting what someone else has-\-\is a painful sign of how far many citizens and voters fall short of what is needed to preserve a democratic republic” PeopleShouldBelieveHandsGovernmentFallWealthHalfDangerousWillingNeededCitizensPoliticianDemocraticPainfulEnormousPreservesVotersRepublicArbitraryPollsDemocratic Republic Author:Thomas Sowell
“The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United States will have to be attributed to slavery. For some years before the war began it was a trite saying among some politicians that "A state half slave and half free cannot exist." All must become slave or all free, or the state will go down. I took no part myself in any such view of the case at the time, but since the war is over, reviewing the whole question, I have come to the conclusion that the saying is quite true.” YearsWarStatesWholeCausesUnitedViewsHalfCasesUnited StatesPoliticianSlaverySlaveConclusionRebellionGreat War Book:The Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Source: The Personal Memoirs of General U. S.
“Whatever work you undertake, do it seriously, thoroughly and well; never leave it half-done or undone, never feel yourself satisfied unless and until you have given it your very best. Cultivate the habits of discipline and toleration. Surrender not the convictions you hold dear but learn to appreciate the points of view of your opponents.” FeelsWellsDoneMotivationalGivenWorkViewsHalfSeriousHabitDisciplinePoliticianAppreciateDearConvictionPoint Of ViewSurrenderSatisfiedOpponentsSeriousnessUndoneThoroughTolerationMotivational WorkLearn To AppreciateThoroughnessWhatever Works Author:Syama Prasad Mukherjee
“It would be a healthy exercise for every politician to look in the mirror every morning and remind himself that he holds office only because, in a two-man race against another mediocrity, a modest majority of those half-informed people who imagined that their votes mattered reckoned that he was the lesser evil. And they weren't too sure about that.” PeopleMenLooksTwoWould BeEvilRaceHalfMorningPoliticianExerciseHealthyOfficeVoteMirrorsMajorityMediocrityEvery MorningModestLesser Evil Author:Joseph Sobran
“Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No politician with half his senses, which a majority of politicians have, is likely to vote for its abolition, however. As a class, mothers are tender and loving, but as a voting bloc they would not hesitate for an instant to pull the seat out from under any Congressman who suggests that Mother is not entitled to a box of chocolates each year in the middle of May.” YearsMayMotherHalfClassMiddlePolicyPoliticianVoteMajorityRaisedBoxesSensesInstantSeatsVotingChocolateThis DayEntitledMothers DayAbolitionCongressmanPublic PolicyBox Of Chocolates Author:Russell Baker
“Surely all Americans have the right to give their money only to those causes which they support. But what kind of society has this created? A society where the ignorant reign. A society where enlightened must hold their tongues. A nation whose politicians must profess half-hearted devotion to an ancient fable or face the disastrous consequences of speaking their true mind.” GivingMindKindFacesNationsCausesHalfSupportPoliticianConsequenceAncientTongueDevotionIgnorantEnlightenedReignHeartedFablesHalf Hearted Author:Christopher McCandless
“Women must have seats at the table because peace is too crucial to be left only to the politicians or only to the male half of our world.” WorldLeftHalfPoliticianTablesMalesSeatsOur WorldCrucial Author:Gloria Steinem
“I guess politicians can be excused for thinking the electorate is stupid because they keep winning reelection. If you were Barbara Boxer or Harry Reid and you kept being reelected, you'd have to think, 'Half of my state is stupid.' But then you wouldn't be smart enough to think that if you had their brains.” IfsThinkingStatesEnoughWinningBrainHalfStupidPoliticianSmartBoxersBeing SmartElectorateBarbaraReelection Author:Rush Limbaugh
“To Americans, Washington is a giant cesspool. It's no wonder almost half of Americans (47%) now agree with the statement 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.' It's us (the people) versus them (the politicians), and it doesn't matter what primary color you wear [...] I was involved in the 1994 elections, and I will never forget the arrogance of the Democrats back then, and how they refused to accept the electoral reality facing them. It is no different today.” PeopleDifferentMatterRealityTodayForgetHalfAcceptingWonderHellColorInvolvedPoliticianElectionAgreeMadDemocratStatementsPrimariesGiantsArroganceNever ForgetVersusPrimary Colors Author:Frank Luntz
“I just think the more the media uses their time-honored blueprint techniques to destroy Republican politicians... It hasn't worked on Trump yet, and they've been trying it a year and a half, folks. We're dangerously close here to the definition of insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result." It's not Trump who's insane. Trump's having the time of his life.” ThinkingTryingYearsDifferentUseResultsHalfMediaTrumpPoliticianRepublicanFolksDefinitionsTechniqueInsaneInsanityExpectingHonoredBlueprintsDefinition Of Insanity Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I will be the first to admit that getting votes and getting an audience are two different things. For example, a politician really can't be elected if he's hated by half the people. A talk show host, however, can be an overwhelming national phenomenon while being hated by half the people.” PeopleIfsFirstsTwoDifferentShowsHalfAudienceExamplePoliticianVoteHatedDifferent ThingsPhenomenonOverwhelmingHostTalk ShowsTwo Different ThingsBeing Hated Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.” LossHalfPoliticianSpeechMarkExpectingA Loss For Words Author:Richard M. Nixon