Thomas S. Foley Quotes

In the field of actual politics, parties are a necessity and organization is essential. It is the duty of the citizen, therefore, to support the party that stands for right policies and to adhere closely to its official organization. Loyalty should be rewarded by positions within the gift of the party; and disloyalty should be looked upon as politician treason.

We get what we deserve. They are our elected officials.

I can only answer for Chuck Grassley; I can't answer for anybody else.

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

You cannot influence a political party to do right if you stick to it when it does wrong.

I am in favor of short statutes of limitations in politics.

Members of Congress will pay attention to members of their own districts.

I never have attended a Democratic convention …. Now I’ll tell you why I don’t attend them. Because I’ll not be bound. If I attend a convention and I vote, I’m bound. I think I am bound.

Members [of Congress] never make mistakes. Only the [congressional] staff make mistakes.

A senator should be held to a higher standard than Joe Six-Pack.

We elect these people not to represent their parties but to represent us.

Political life is like this - elections go back and forth. Representative democracy can only be successful if one sits down and says, 'That's it. I will connect myself,' - as I did - 'connect my existence to a political project.' Then you automatically have in your party a lot of people who say, 'If that fails, so do I'.

If we've got Democrats, whether they be in the House or the Senate, that are not willing to put our national security as their very top priority and secure our borders, I think it's time that we get someone else in that position and that goes regardless of party.

Members of Congress are people too.

I've stood down as UKIP leader. I'm not responsible for these people anymore.

The PPP is not just a political party. This is our life.

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

I'm running because Hoosiers deserve a senator who makes promises here in Indiana and then keeps them in Washington.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

I don't like the idea of being chucked out of parliament, chucked out of the party, for basically doing the bleeding obvious: trying to stop an absolutely damaging policy, that a responsible political party should be opposing vigorously.

As representatives, we are accountable first not to our party, not to our leadership, not to the chief executive, but just to our constituents.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

You might not be a big fan of politics, but you can still participate. All you need to do is vote for people you believe will work on these issues, and if they don't work the way they should, then it is your responsibility to call them, organize a town hall, and demand that they show up - hold them accountable.

I currently perform the most important political duties an American has the responsibility to perform - I experiment in self-government on a daily basis, fulfilling my "we the people" duties to monitor and guide our elected employees to adhere to their oath to the U.S. Constitution and demand accountability from them.