"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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Politics Quotes
"No ideology is worth a Human life."
"The love of my life has made me the happiest man ever. This ever-smiling man/mannequin is so happy because he’s got no brain, and in this way is identical to anyone who still rah-rahs for either a Republican or a Democrat."
"Unity is a great thing and a great slogan. But what the workers’ cause needs is the unity of Marxists, not unity between Marxists, and opponents and distorters of Marxism."
"I always look like I’m lying. I was born with a politician’s face. You’ll know I’m in love when I have a Vote For Me look in my eyes."
"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."
"People wishes their friends to be in politics, but their sons in professions."
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."
"I have two ears, so why can’t I listen to two things at once? A politician only has one mouth, yet doublespeaks all the time."
"I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before."
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries.[Letter objecting to the use of government land for churches, 1803]"
"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth."
"Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals, and to imagine that together we can do great things.In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible."
"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners."