Quotes about Politics

Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause du jour in writing, but candidates are foolish to comply. Words matter.

Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.

All impeachments, I guess, are political.

In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness.

When you see the political parties squabble, if a baby is not allowed to be born, all the other issues do not come into play.

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

We realize there is no political party or politician who fully takes into consideration the issues the church is about. This is nothing new to us.

No politician has ever used his faith to a greater result for all of humanity, and that is why, in his day, Wilberforce was a moral hero far more than a political one.

For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton... it's crazy. It's mind-blowing, because where I come from is just another world. We were just ignored by politicians - by America in general.

When journalists and politicians speak of a dwindling middle class that's under economic assault and a poor community that's getting bigger, they're talking about Ferguson. Independent of the racial demographics and dynamics of Ferguson, Missouri, there's a 'Ferguson' near you.

Politicians can't manage. All they can do is talk.

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.