“Among the fundamental likeness between the Revolutionary Republicans and the Anarchists is the recognition that the little must precede the great; that the local must be the basis of the general; that there can be a free federation only when there are free communities to federate; that the spirit of the latter is carried into the councils of the former, and a local tyranny may thus become an instrument for general enslavement.” MayLittlesSpiritCommunityRepublicanBasesFundamentalsInstrumentsTyrannyLocalsRecognitionFormerRevolutionaryLatterCouncilAnarchismAnarchistEnslavementFederation Book:Anarchism and American Traditions Source: Anarchism and American Traditions
“The bosses of the Democratic party and the bosses of the Republican party alike have a closer grip than ever before on the party machines in the States and in the Nation. This crooked control of both the old parties by the beneficiaries of political and business privilege renders it hopeless to expect any far-reaching and fundamental service from either.” StatesPoliticalNationsPartyRepublicanMachinesFundamentalsDemocraticPrivilegeReachingBossHopelessRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyCrookedBeneficiaries Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“If there were two candidates, a Democrat and a Republican, who each committed to the same kind of fundamental reform, then the election would be an election between the vice presidential candidates. It'd be just like the regular election, except it would be one step down.” IfsKindTwoWould BeStepsRepublicanElectionFundamentalsDemocratCommittedVicesReformPresidentialCandidatesVice PresidentPresidential Candidate Author:Lawrence Lessig
“I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy - which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest - is too callous for most Americans.” KnowsIdeasPhilosophyPoliticianRepublicanBattleSurvivalFundamentalsDisadvantagesSurvival Of The FittestCallous Author:John Yarmuth
“In your ordered verdict of guilty, you have trampled under foot every vital principle of our government. My natural rights, my civil rights, my political rights, my judicial rights are all alike ignored. Robbed of the fundamental privilege of citizenship, I am degraded from the status of a citizen to that of a subject; and not only myself individually, but all of my sex, are, by your honor's verdict, doomed to political subjection under this, so-called, form of government.” GovernmentFormPoliticalSexNaturalPrinciplesRightsFeetSubjectsCitizensHonorRepublicanFundamentalsInjusticePrivilegeCivil RightsGuiltyDoomedIgnoredCitizenshipForms Of GovernmentJudicialVerdictNatural RightsSubjectionYour HonorPolitical Rights Author:Susan B. Anthony
“The fundamental problem for Republicans when it comes to the environment is that whatever you say is viewed through the prism of suspicion.” ProblemEnvironmentRepublicanFundamentalsSuspicionPrismsWhatever You Say Author:Frank Luntz
“Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or which are detrimental to the progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be condemned, whether advocated by Republicans or Democrats.” StatesJesusChristChurchUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesProgressTeachingRepublicanJesus ChristConstitutionFundamentalsDemocratSaintContraryIdeologyLatterRepublicSubversiveConstitution Of The United StatesFundamental PrinciplesLatter DaysDetrimentalLatter Day Saints Author:David O. McKay
“The charade of politics is to make voters think that the personal narrative of the candidate affects the operation of the corporate state. It doesn't really matter on the fundamental issues whether the President is Republican or Democratic.” ThinkingMatterStatesPresidentIssuesRepublicanFundamentalsDemocraticCorporateNarrativeOperationsCandidatesVotersCharades Author:Chris Hedges
“The fundamental disagreement most Republicans have is they don't think health care is a right. They think it is a privilege, not a right.” ThinkingCareRepublicanFundamentalsPrivilegeHealth CareDisagreement Author:Joe Biden
“Let the Democrates go on making its case for more government control over every aspect of our lives. More taxes to pay. More debt to carry. More rules to follow. More judges who just make it up as they go along. We Republicans, we are committed to a federal government that acts again as a servant accountable to the people, following the constitution, and venturing not one inch beyond the consent of the governed. We, we in this party, offer a better way for our country based on fundamentals that go back to the founding generation.” PeopleWayCountryGovernmentPartyPayCasesOur LivesGenerationsJudgingGoes OnRepublicanOffersTaxesAspectConstitutionFundamentalsCommittedFollowingDebtOur CountryServantInchesConsentFederal GovernmentFoundingBetter WaysConsent Of The Governed Author:Paul Ryan