Governmental System Quotes

The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.

We are told the Republican party is a machine. Yes. A government is a machine.... the school system of the State of New York is a machine; a political party is a machine.

We pledge allegiance to the United States, not to Grover Norquist.

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

I don't like politicians, and I don't like politics. I definitely don't want to be associated with any of them.

I don't think I'd really talked about politics - governmental politics specifically - very often, and it was a bit of a stretch for me to do so for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that I'm not that well-versed or educated in politics.

Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another.

The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking to serve the interests of the whole nation.

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.

Individualities may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.

Presidency: The greased pig in the game of American politics.

A little citizenship ought to be taught at the mother’s knee and in the nursery. Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it.

The Senate is an unknowing world.

I love being a parliamentarian. I love it but I don't like politics. And I hate elections.

With all the imperfections of our present government, it is without comparison the best existing, or that ever did exist.

I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act in a manner which could ultimately destroy the freedom of all American citizens, including the freedoms of the very persons whose feelings and whose liberties are the major subject of this legislation.

I really am a pessimist. I've always felt that fascism is a more natural governmental condition than democracy. Democracy is a grace. It's something essentially splendid because it's not at all routine or automatic. Fascism goes back to our infancy and childhood, where we were always told how to live. We were told, Yes, you may do this; no, you may not do that. So the secret of fascism is that it has this appeal to people whose later lives are not satisfactory.

Democracy is messy. It is messy whether you've been doing it since 1789 or whether you're going to do it for the first time in 2005. The trouble with Democracy is, you hold elections. The trouble with dictatorships is...you don't.

I'm not BJP's servant.

Politics in America is the binding secular religion.

I would consider myself to be a moderate Republican, but more important than that, I believe our system of government is the best system there is... and while I have no illusions of changing the world, I've had good opportunities in life, and I believe there's an obligation to give something back by participating.

Try spending a good chunk of your life as a reformer in the New York State Senate. See how you like it.

I don't pick the leader of another party. Likud picked Netanyahu.