Country Quotes

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted.

That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States - with its unrivaled power and prestige - has begun to restore the country's and the world's faith in America as the land of opportunity.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.

We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than China.

Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.

The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.

It would be great if politics were fact-based, but it is not, and it is surely not nuance-based. What works in a classroom or a think tank does not work on Capitol Hill or in the White House. Obama sometimes seems to be running the Brookings Institution, not the country.

I honestly believe that there's an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America.

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.

Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.

I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn't responsible in terms of what our country needed right then.

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution... none other.

I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton.

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here.

When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A propensity to delay difficult and weighty decisions has been hurting our country. It is detrimental to our economy, society and future, and it cannot be allowed to continue.