There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. Use this quote
Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. Use this quote
I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics. Use this quote
Very few people go into politics to be reviled. Use this quote
Globalisation has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders, and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments, and of politics, to meet its challenges. Use this quote
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department. Use this quote
For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together. Use this quote
The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves. Use this quote
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. Use this quote
I have got instincts that, I think, are very much in tune with people's very keen sense to see something different. I did not dream of being in politics since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I was not involved in student politics, or not in that partisan way. Use this quote
I guess I don't like the people in politics very much, to be blunt. Use this quote
There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it. Use this quote
I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.' Use this quote
Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics. Use this quote
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man. Use this quote
I grew up in a strongly socialist family. While I was at school, I worked in party politics and with organizations like the Anti-Nazi League. Everywhere I saw it, I fought prejudice. Use this quote
Politics are a very unsatisfactory game. Use this quote
I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot. Use this quote
Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen. Use this quote
A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life. Use this quote
