Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C.S. LewisTags: wisdom politics morality freedom
The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary.
Wilhelm ReichTags: politics love church psychology orgasm psychoanalysis psychotherapy wilhelm-reich bubonic-plague ideologies
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
Peter StoneThere is nothing political about American literature.
Laura BushTags: politics reading dumb literature american-literature
Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals, and to imagine that together we can do great things.
In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear
SolonTags: politics not-checked
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
Napoléon BonaparteTags: humor politics stupidity
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
Adlai E. Stevenson IIOur 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell.
Edward AbbeyTags: politics
Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.
Edward AbbeyTags: politics
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