“This was Barrington Erle, a politician of long standing, who was still looked upon by many as a young man, because he had always been known as a young man, and because he had never done anything to compromise his position in that respect. He had not married, or settled himself down in a house of his own, or become subject to the gout, or given up being careful about the fitting of his clothes.” MenLongStillsDoneYoungHouseGivenKnownSubjectsPositionPoliticianMarriedClothesStandingCarefulCompromiseYoung ManGiven UpFittingGout Book:The Prime Minister: Trollope's Works Source: The Prime Minister: Trollope's Works
“I was standing next to a famed geo-politician when the first news of the Argentine attack [on the Faulkland Islands] was received, and heard him muse incredulously: "An old-fashioned naval battle. A war between two civilized nations, perhaps with even a declaration of war, and later a peace conference. Wow." No hostages, no nukes, no ideologies, no religious fanaticism; just a fair-and-square war over national interests - hard to believe, in this day and age.” FirstsBelieveTwoWarHardAgeNextNationsPeaceInterestReligiousHeardPoliticianBattleNewsFairsStandingIdeologyIslandsCivilizedThis DaySquaresWowMuseDeclarationOld FashionedConferencesFanaticismHostageHard To BelieveNavalNational InterestsNukesCivilized NationsDeclaration Of War Author:William Safire
“Reelection ought not to be the primary preoccupation of any politician. It ought to be standing up for truth and justice.” JusticeOughtPoliticianStandingPrimariesPreoccupationTruth And JusticeReelection Author:Cornel West
“I'm less upset with politicians than the media. I feel like politicians, there is a certain, inherent - you know, the way I always explain it is, when you go to the zoo and a monkey throws its feces, it's a monkey. But, when the zookeeper is standing right there, and he doesn't say bad monkey... Somebody's got to be the zookeeper.” WayFeelsMediaPoliticianStandingUpsetMonkeysZoosZookeepers Author:Jon Stewart
“When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.” PeopleIfsAmericaWinningIssuesPoliticianToughStandingRight ThingStanding There Author:Scott Walker
“Police officers today are a protected class, one no politician wants to oppose. Law enforcement interests may occasionally come up short on budgetary issues, but legislatures rarely if ever pass new laws to hold police more accountable, to restrict their powers, or to make them more transparent. In short, police today embody all of the threats the Founders feared were posed by standing armies, plus a few additional ones they couldn't have anticipated.” IfsWantMayTodayLawInterestClassIssuesPoliticianStandingArmyPoliceThreatCome UpPlusOfficersProtectedFoundersLaw EnforcementEnforcementTransparentLegislaturePolice Officer Author:Radley Balko
“I don't think I would be a good politician. I kid about it when I get a standing ovation. Sometimes I'll say, "I may run for Governor," but it's strictly a joke.” ThinkingMaySometimesWould BeRunningKidsPoliticianJokesStandingGovernorsOvationGood Politicians Author:Liberace
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.” BelieveGovernmentPoliticalI BelieveMoneyLibertyDangerousPoliticianStandingArmyInstitutionsI Believe InTyrannyAccountabilityFoundersFederal GovernmentBankingInflationBankersPrivate PropertyOur Founding FathersProperty RightsDemocracies HaveBig GovernmentUs Founding FathersFederal ReserveForefathersCentral BanksPublic InterestEconomic FreedomRevolutionary WarMoney And PowerFinancial SystemFounding Fathers DemocracyMonetary SystemGreat LibertarianMoney PowerUsuryBankers And BanksCentral BankingTyranny Founding FathersEconomic OrderCentral GovernmentBanks And MoneyRothschild Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Quite frankly, we wouldn't have the problems that we have in America right now if somebody did a better job - if our politicians did a better job standing up for our country.” IfsCountryProblemJobsAmericaPoliticianRight NowStandingOur CountryBetter Jobs Author:Eric Trump
“It's going to have to come to a point where politicians in their own political self-interest think it's safe and advantageous to come out on the side of drug law reform. Right now, they don't care about drug safety. They just care about their standing with the electorate.” ThinkingSelfCareLawPoliticalSidesInterestPoliticianRight NowDrugSafeStandingSafetyDon't CareReformSelf InterestElectorateDrug Laws Author:Rick Steves