Spinelessness Quotes

A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.

I have the backbone of an eel.

Cowardice was undoubtedly one of the most terrible vices - thus spoke Yeshua Ha-Nozri. 'No, philosopher, I disagree with you: it is the most terrible vice!

Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.

Garfield has shown that he is not possessed of the backbone of an angleworm.

Politicians don’t have a spine any more. They pander to whoever will give them money

The trouble with you John, is that your spine does not reach your brain.

Why did I desert Labour? Total bloody disillusionment. The party was a corpse. It had no ideology, it became detached, old, spineless and needed to go.

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.

[Referring to George W. Bush:] He lacks the courage of his convictions because he lacks convictions.

I think people are so disillusioned with the parties. It's one party with two different names, and they are so spineless.

Too many on the Left are earnest about nothing at all, sadly. They've been rendered spineless by snarkiness - not least on Twitter.

I think the most tortured place in hell should be reserved not for traitors, but... for cowards. The weakest, most spineless losers. Because it seems to me that traitors? At least they made a choice. But cowards? They just run around biting their fingernails, totally afraid to do anything. Which is totally worse.

The average Congressman has the courage of a wet noodle.

Why, I've never even had a quarrel with any one. I haven't an enemy. What a spineless thing I must be not to have even one enemy!