Henry Hyde Quotes

It is uncomfortable seeing how very divisive politics has become.

Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.

Politics is a highly tribal business.

I've never seen Washington as divided as we are right now.

By definition, politics is, or ought to be, division.

We've become so polarized we've become paralyzed.

People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'

Democrats, more often than not, do not play the game of politics correctly.

It's about polarization. You're trying to stir up something in your audience.

Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.

A government full of Democrats would rather have you be a Republican, and a government full of Republicans would rather have you be a Democrat, than have you oppose both.

It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

The president said that he would unite this country, that he was a uniter, not a divider. Have you ever seen America more divided? Have you ever seen Washington more divided?

Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

[Politics in America is:] A chess tournament disguised as a circus.

Polarized positions are an indulgence which … the nation cannot afford.

There used to be a civility. Today, members of Congress would rather destroy another member than compromise.

One of the things that is worrisome about politics is the lack of civility.