Political Maneuvering Quotes

But his political sense kept up a persistent itch that said: A, Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering; B, Crisis always drew insects; and, C, Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it. ~ C.J. Cherryh

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the mayor. I had never been a politician so it was fun - learning political maneuvering. ~ Harold H. Greene

National Socialism made use of various means in dealing with various classes, and made various promises depending upon the social class it needed at a particular time. In the spring of 1933, for example, it was the revolutionary character of the Nazi movement that was given particular emphasis in Nazi propaganda in an effort to win over the industrial workers, and the first of May was "celebrated," but only after the aristocracy had been appeased in Potsdam. To ascribe the success solely to political swindle, however, would be to become entangled in a contradiction with the basic idea of freedom, and would practically exclude the possibility of a social revolution. What must be answered is: Why do the masses allow themselves to be politically swindled? The masses had every possibility of evaluating the propaganda of the various parties. Why didn't they see that, while promising the workers that the owners of the means of production would be disappropriated, Hitler promised the capitalists that their rights would be protected? ~ Wilhelm Reich

The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust. ~ Walter Kirn

The importance of minority does not reside in the fact of its relative exclusion from the majority but in the political potential of its divergence from the norm. ~ Paul Patton

I think the research evidence on the benefits of early childhood programs for the local economy is extremely strong. However, the moral and political choice is still up to us, as citizens and as voters. ~ Timothy J. Bartik

Today, the qualifications required
for senior positions within NGOs reflect the evolution of those activists
who have also become managers: trained in law, business administration,
or finance, experienced, with a good capacity to "liaise" with political
circles or the business community, their profile often does not substantially
differ from those of corporate managers. ~ Nicolas Guilhot

I hope that I would put whatever my political beliefs aside, and realize that my country's asked me to to something, and do it. ~ Jon Bernthal

The failure of the roman system to furnish decent minimal standards for the mass of people was a fundamental cause of instability, both political and economic. ~ H.J. Haskell

In my view, after fifty years of service in the United National system, I perceive the utmost urgency and absolute necessity for proper Earth government. There is no shadow of a doubt that the present political and economic systems are no longer appropriate and will lead to the end of life evolution on this planet. We must therefore absolutely and urgently look for new ways. ~ Robert Muller

The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion. ~ Albert Einstein

The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice. ~ Emma Goldman

The core problem in our society is political correctness. ~ Peter Thiel

We have power ... Our power isn't in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system; these are authoritarian systems ... they have power ... but it's not reality. The power of our intelligence, individually or collectively IS the power; this is the power that any industrial ruling class truly fears: clear coherent human beings. ~ John Trudell

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes. ~ Carl Von Clausewitz

Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms. ~ Chanakya

Any history of the political events of our time which does not also include a discussion of the Bible, the impact of Christianity, and the role of faith in changing the hearts and minds of people all over the world is an incomplete and invalid study. For what is taking place in the world today is not just a protest, but a revolution in the sphere of the human heart. ~ Billy Graham

The crucial fact to realize about all the powerful machinery of the Corporate State - its laws, structure, political system - is that it possesses no mind. ~ Charles A. Reich

The big biography of Lincoln necessarily had to do so much with his political career, his ambitions, his accomplishments in public, with less time to spend on his private life, his inner life, and I thought this might be a way of getting at that. ~ David Herbert Donald

I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills. ~ Justin Trudeau

There is an obvious connection, on the declining Roman empire's bread and circuses model, between political enthusiasm for public spectacles and the periods when we are least able to pay for them. ~ Iain Sinclair

Every time I fill a vacant office, I make ten malcontents and one ingrate. ~ Louis XIV

Feminism has led the way in demystifying personal relations, forcefully insisting they are political to the core. ~ Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

Lord Bolingbroke, who was an eighteenth-century political philosopher, called history "philosophy taught with examples. ~ David McCullough

Are we not, ethically speaking, obligated to stop its (violence) further dissemination, to consider our role in instigating it, and to forment and cultivate another sense of a culturally and religiously diverse global political culture? ~ Judith Butler

I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine. ~ Aneurin Bevan

The big post-election story if Obama wins the presidency will be in the hands of the ethically embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He's not very popular, and has a chance to use his power to appoint an Obama replacement as a step in the direction of political rehabilitation. ~ Chuck Todd

Pseudoscience is almost always recognizable from a distance, and easy to confirm on close examination. Science is, however, not immune from hubris, and bad science can be tougher to spot. Those of us who make a living from science or science media must display scientific integrity. We must constantly test our assumptions and fight the siren song of consensus when our data tells us to be contrarian. We must remain independent of political or religious bias in evaluating our work. We must admit when we are wrong, and remain willing to evolve when verifiable data demands change. We must admit when we are uncertain, remain humble in advances, and offer courageous and independent advice grounded in science. ~ K. Lee Lerner

I did not worry about what a man or woman personally believed, but the nation's official religion should be outwardly practiced by all its citizens. A religion was a political statement. Being a Calvinist, a papist, a Presbyterian, an Anglican labeled a person's philosophy on education, taxes, poor relief, and other secular things. The nation needed an accepted position on such concerns. Hence the fines for not outwardly conforming to the national church. ~ Margaret George

Herman Brown was a businessman who wanted value for money spent. His relationships with politicians were measured by that criterion. ~ Robert Caro

The fear of a work becoming dated is one of the most effective tools for keeping people from writing political work. ~ Tony Kushner

Politicians are masters of sounding like they agree with you. ~ Mike Cloud

British appeasement of the Palestinian Arabs led directly to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews [in the Holocaust] who might otherwise have found refuge in Palestine. ~ Sol Stern

Are we giving our voice to peace or resisting the opposing voice? There is an important difference. ~ Colleen Mariotti