Allen West Quotes

Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country.

The president has to govern.

In the long term, Germany didn't need a finance minister who was absent during important negotiations in the European Council. But the chancellor strongly encouraged me to stay. And everything did work out for the best in the end.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

Politics is activity in relation to power.

As you see the political problems are closely connected with the economical problems. With the help of politics, we will open the way for the economy and this is why all these problems are included in the program of the newly elected government.

Forget the consultants, the pundits and the pollsters; good policy is good politics.

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

There is something wrong with the way in which we make our decisions. The Government listen too much to the pollsters and the party managers. The trouble is that they are not even very good at politics, and they are entering too much into policy decisions. As a result, there is too much short-termism, too much reacting to events, and not enough shaping of events. We give the impression of being in office but not in power. Far too many important decisions are made for 36 hours' publicity.

I did not love politics. As a matter of fact, I hated politics. I loved governing which is … a different thing.

Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.

In every sort of politics, in history, it has its own problems, its leaders, its own opposition.

Leadership is important in politics.

In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.

I don't think we do a great job in America any more of distinguishing between campaigns and governance. We live in an environment that's all campaign all of the time and it's helpful, now that we've moved beyond a campaign and an election to get into a governance posture.

I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.

In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.

I love politics.

Politics is a good thing!

If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults.