To bring the matter to one point, Is the power who is jealous of our prosperity, a proper power to govern us? Whoever says, No, to this question, is an independent, for independency means no more than this, whether we shall make our own law, or, whether the king, the greatest enemy which this continent hath, or can have, shall tell us there shall be no laws but such as I like.
Thomas PaineTags: politics-of-the-united-states
In other words, our constitution was designed by people who were idealistic but not ideological. There's a big difference. You can have a philosophy that tends to be liberal or conservative but still be open to evidence, experience, and argument. That enables people with honest differences to find practical, principled compromise. On the other hand, fervent insistence on an ideology makes evidence, experience, and arguments irrelevant: If you possess the absolute truth, those who disagree are by definition wrong, and evidence of success or failure is irrelevant. There is nothing to learn from the experience of other countries. Respectful arguments are a waste of time. Compromise is weakness. And if your policies fail, you don't abandon them; instead, you double down, asserting that they would have worked if only they had been carried to their logical extreme.
Bill ClintonTags: politics-of-the-united-states
In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.
Adlai E. Stevenson IITags: politics america politics-of-the-united-states
The New Deal began on March 25th, 1911. The day that the Triangle factory burned.
Frances PerkinsTags: history politics-of-the-united-states
In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for.
Julia ChildTags: politics history constitution julia-child mccarthyism politics-of-the-united-states
يا راكعين لأمريكا , أنا بريء منكم
ناجي العليTags: politics-of-the-united-states
As for the politicians, like everyone else in America, they were motivated by money, not ideals.
Charles DickensTags: politics-of-the-united-states
It's not about being liberal or conservative, it's about being human.
It's not about being rich or poor, it's about being alive and happy.
It's not about being right, it's about being considerate and compassionate.
Tags: compassion politics-of-the-united-states
Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates.
Jon StewartTags: funny politics-of-the-united-states
Shamelessness is not the same as honesty.
James PoniewozikTags: honesty politics-of-the-united-states
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