Quotes about Political philosophy

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Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect u — Ronald Reagan
If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence fr — Stephen Colbert
Is it better to be loved or feared? — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid and monotonous. — Bob Black, The Abolition of Work & Other Essays
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of production and trade... — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
The real enemy" is the totality of physical and mental constraints by which capital, or class society, or statism, or th — Bob Black, The Abolition of Work & Other Essays
Society can and does execute its own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandates at all — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
religion, the most powerful of the elements which have entered into the formation of moral feeling, having almost always — John Stuart Mill
In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, wherea — Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
YOU ARE JUSTYou are not just for the right or left,but for what is right over the wrong.You are not just rich or poor,bu — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary. — Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
I am firmly convinced that we must never judge political movements by their aims, no matter how loudly proclaimed or how — Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command thos — Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.
Tell me,' asked Stas, 'what is a wicked deed?' 'If anyone takes away Kali's cow,' he answered after a brief reflection, — Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness
Never mind the mistakes. One day they will become your most prized possessions. — Abhijit Naskar
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of demo — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Most schooling is training for stupidity and conformity, and that's institutional, but occasionally you get a spark, som — Noam Chomsky
If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us a — Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe
Constructively challenging authority requires the basic habits of mind a liberal education seeks to instill: the ability — Gregory S. Prince, Jr.
Some days of my vagabond life I read Arthur Schopenhauer and others Friedrich Nietzsche. I was a humble learner – an emp — Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost