Sam Fender Quotes

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

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.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt.

I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind; and I cannot do anything else but write about it.

Very little is dependable in the politics of a going democracy except the people's conviction that one world-saver at a time is enough.

If the Gods Wanted Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Better Candidates

Americans expect too much of politics.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

Politics is about explanations.

We don’t even realize that we do not know who is running our country.

If you give up on politics, you give up on democracy … and then we are absolute plutocracy.

We mean by "politics" the people's business -- the most important business there is.

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

If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians.

My first passion is politics.

Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president.

What I love to do is the policy. The politics, I'm brand-new at.

I don't think we should be undermining our democracy.