“Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo's approach offers a way to renew our political system's democratic vigor.” WayImportantPoliticalInterestPolicyTheoryPoliticianOffersConflictApproachHarderCrisisDemocraticDiscussionFrankParadesPolitical SystemsVigorNational Interests Author:David B. Rivkin
“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
“Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even Jiang Zemin is likely to arise on the New York Stock Exchange floor. And politicians in democracies benefit from destitution, too. The US has had a broad range of poverty programs for 30 years. Those programs have failed. Millions of people are still poor. And those people vote for politicians who favor keeping the poverty programs in place. There's a conspiracy theory in there somewhere.” PeopleYearsStillsPoliticalPoorPovertyMillionsDemocracyNew YorkProduceTheoryPoliticianEasierBenefitsProgramVoteFavorsAriseRangeTargetBroadsConspiracyPoor PeoplePolitical SystemsConspiracy TheoryMaoStock ExchangeNew York StockNew York Stock Exchange Book:Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics Source: Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics
“[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm.” PoliticalPoliticianSellingBuyingNormArrestedPrivate SectorPolitical SystemsDownfallBriberyPublic SectorBuying And Selling Author:Jesse Ventura
“Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political system as it now stands will be forced to put, exercise more violent action to deprive the negro of his mature political action.” ActionPoliticalInvolvedPoliticianExerciseBenefitsViolentResistanceMaturePolitical SystemsPolitical Action Author:Malcolm X
“November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet.” PeopleWorldGivingDoneTogetherYoungPoliticalPlanetsMonthsPoliticianHip HopHipsHopsCelebrationNationalityNovemberPolitical Systems Author:Afrika Bambaataa
“Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.” PeopleSelfRunningPoliticalDutyPoliticianJuryPolitical SystemsJury Duty Author:P. J. O'Rourke