Political Education Quotes

In youth one believes in democracy, later on, one has to accept it.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

Ignorant and illiterate people cannot understand democracy. They are prey to religious extremists.

The spirit of ’76 is not dead, It has only been slumbering. The body of the American people is substantially republican .  But their virtuous feelings have been played on by some fact with more fiction; they have been the dupes of artful maneuvers, & made for a moment to be willing instruments in forging chains for themselves.

Politics is the practical exercise of the art of self-government, and somebody must attend to it if we are to have self-government; somebody must study it, and learn the art, and exercise patience and sympathy and skill to bring the multitude of opinions and wishes of self-governing people into such order that some prevailing opinion may be expressed and peaceably accepted. Otherwise, confusion will result either in dictatorship or anarchy. The principal ground of reproach against any American citizen should be that he is not a politician. Everyone ought to be, as Lincoln was.

Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.

The first time I began to really think about politics was in fifth grade, during President Reagan's first term.

One of the more important things the Bernie Sanders campaign did is reach people who are political but not electorally political. They're political in either non-profits or community groups, but didn't see how important it was to get involved in electoral politics.

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me.

Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected quotations from the works of Lenin and a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the readings. It is very much like a church service.

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it.

I can't afford to be indifferent to politics, but I don't have personal ambitions.

Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

I know the good from the bad, also the in-between, but I was never political.

I didn't vote, exactly. This is the first time I've been politically inclined and active, and I think Donald Trump is a tremendous president. And I wanted to be educated. I wanted to do a deep dive before I started going out there and saying stuff as opposed to other people who mindlessly vote.

I never think about politics more than 18 hours a day.

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.

I think that most people who complain about our government have no idea what they're talking about because they've never been to a country with a bad government.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

There was an event called the World Transformed, which was set up by Momentum, and people from across the political spectrum have had to tip their hat to it. It's vibrant, with interesting discussions and ideas. That's why it's such an interesting political moment.

Parliamentarians would prefer to follow the path of least resistance and vote for the myths that the public opinion polls show their constituents believe in, instead of taking the trouble to educate themselves and their constituents.