You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain.
George LakoffTag: politics progressive political-science conservatives humor-inspirational political-humor george-lakeoff
If you believe in the eighteenth century view of the mind, you will look and act wimpy. You will think that all you need to do is give people the facts and the figures and they will reach the right conclusion. You will think that all you need to do is point out where their interests lie, and they will act politically to maximize them. You will believe in polling and focus groups: you will believe that if you ask people what their interests are, they will be aware of them and will tell you, and will vote on it. You will not have any need to appeal to emotion---indeed, to do so would be wrong! You will not have to speak of values; facts and figures will suffice. You will not have to change people's brains; their reason should be enough. You will not have to frame the facts; they will speak for themselves. You just have to get the facts to them...
George LakoffTag: political-philosophy life-and-living dark-humor political-science humor-inspirational humor-irony-death-zombie george-lakeoff does-it-make-a-sound life-interpreting political-interpreting relationship-interpreting
Limited government is not a means to liberty, it is an end. That is to say, there are always going to be a group of citizens who cannot meet their basic needs, and there most assuredly will always be politicians willing to promise that they will meet them. The difference between liberty and tyranny by popular support, or correctly termed “democratic despotism, ” is little more than the vehicle a free society chooses to use in order to meet those needs.
Richard D. BarisTag: political-philosophy religious-freedom political-science political-theory conservative political-parties religion-and-science
By making the government a combination of elected officials and citizen-backed initiatives and referenda, there can truly be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Victoria StoklasaTag: inspirational politics government government-corruption political-science political political-commentary petitions
Have you ever found yourself saying, "There ought to be a law against this," or, "Somebody should do something"? Well, here’s the good news - you can be the one to do something. You can be the one to make the law.
Victoria Stoklasa MATag: inspirational politics government government-corruption political-science political political-commentary
If you have the right to influence the laws that are made in your community, why not take the opportunity to do something good?
Victoria StoklasaTag: inspirational politics law government political-science laws political political-commentary
Boys forget what their country means by just reading 'The Land of the Free' in history books. Then they get to be men. They forget even more. Liberty’s too precious a thing to be buried in books.
Jefferson SmithTag: freedom political-science united-states-of-america
There is room for words on subjects other than last words.
Robert NozickTag: liberalism logic political-science
A government that spoke of military glory as an aim would betray ignorance of, or contempt for, the spirit of nations and the age. It would be an error by a thousand years. Even if it should initially succeed, it would be interesting to see who in the end would win this odd wager, our own century or the offending government.
Benjamin ConstantTag: peace political-science philisophy
far too many politicians suffer from foot and mouth disease; they always put a foot in their mouths
rassool jibraeel snymanTag: politics political-philosophy political-science political political-correctness
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