“Recently in Washington, unfortunately, we have seen examples of the wrong kind of leadership -- when politicians choose scorched earth over common ground, when they operate in what I call the 'evidence-free zone,' with ideology trumping everything else.” KindRealityEarthPoliticalPoliticsJusticePartyCommonGenerationsPolicyExamplePoliticianEthicsEvidenceStrategyIdeologyZonePolitical PartiesCivilityCommon GroundPartisanshipScorched Earth Author:Hillary Clinton
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“Guilt is imposed by others on you. It is a strategy of the priests to exploit. It is a conspiracy between the priest and the politician to keep humanity in deep slavery forever. They create guilt in you, they create great fear of sin. They condemn you, they make you afraid, they poison your very roots with the idea of guilt. They destroy all possibilities of laughter, joy, celebration. Their condemnation is such that to laugh seems to be a sin, to be joyous means you are worldly.” MeanIdeasSeemsJoyHumanitySinLaughingForeverPossibilityPoliticianLaughterRootsSlaveryStrategyGuiltPoisonPriestsCelebrationConspiracyWorldlyExploitsJoyousCondemnation Author:Rajneesh
“A common rhetorical strategy of politicians and others is to frame their opponents' views in the worst possible light, tacitly suggesting that all versions of the view must be committed to some particularly deplorable conclusion. Philosophers are not immune to this way of arguing.” WayLightViewsCommonWorstPoliticianStrategyPhilosopherCommittedArguingVersionsConclusionOpponentsImmuneSuggestingRhetoricalRhetorical Strategies Author:Dale Jamieson
“The most passionately anti-Obama Republican politicians and activists consider themselves the truest and purest of conservatives, and often unleash their scorn and fury on others who also call themselves conservative but differ on strategy and tactics.” PoliticianRepublicanStrategyConservativeActivistTacticsScornFuryTruest Author:John Podhoretz
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” InspirationalPoliticalForceInspiringAttitudeMilitaryPositivePositive ThinkingPoliticianOptimismArmyStrategyProductivityOptimisticPositive AttitudePerpetualStay Positive Book:My American Journey Source: My American Journey
“Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.” InspirationalMayInspirationMotivationalSuccessFightingWinningSuccessfulVictoryPoliticianBattleBasketballCommitmentDeterminationAdversityStrategyPerseveranceAddictionRecoveryPersistenceKeep GoingMotivatedEncouragingAddictTenacityBeing PositiveDrug AddictionDrug AddictInsistenceMotivational SuccessRecoveringPerserveranceFertilityWise WomenWill And DeterminationBest SuccessAddiction RecoveryInspirational PerseveranceIron LadyFighting OnFighting BattlesDrug Addiction RecoveryAddicts In RecoveryLife DeterminationKeep You MotivatedTowards SuccessPerseverance MotivationalInspirational Addiction RecoveryMotivation To WinMotivational Keep GoingOvercoming AddictionInspirational CommitmentInspirational RecoveryGreatest MotivationalWill To FightDrug RecoveryMotivational RecoveryInspirational Drug RecoveryFighting To WinSmart Inspirational Author:Margaret Thatcher