Vote for Planet Earth. Here are some proverbs and quotes about politics.
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British politics, as the world knows, is a joke. Yet it’s rarely funny.
Steven Patrick MorrisseyBuild back better. Blah, blah, blah. Green economy. Blah blah blah. Net zero by 2050. Blah, blah, blah. This is all we hear from our so-called leaders.
Greta ThunbergCapitalism is the exploitation of man by man; Communism is the exact opposite.
(unknown author)Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
H.L. MenckenDemocracy requires compromise, even when you are 100 percent right.
Barack ObamaFirst they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win
Mahatma GandhiThen they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win
For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.
Greta ThunbergFrom politics, it was an easy step to silence.
Jane AustenSource: Northanger Abbey
Good environmental policy is good economic policy.
Bernie SandersI remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.
Charlie ChaplinIf voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Emma GoldmanIf we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
Noam ChomskyIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
Desmond TutuJust as we have the separation of church and state, we need the separation of state and big capital.
MinkukelLanguage is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs.
Noam ChomskyNever waste a crisis.
Mark RutteNo one will be above the law.
Donald TrumpOne of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
PlatoOur culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.
Jim LeachPolitical leaders have a habit of concealing their power motives behind nobler desires such as a readiness to serve the nation and improve the economy.
Frans de WaalSource: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.
Henry AdamsReligion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
Napoleon BonaparteThe fact that a hypothesis is politically uncomfortable does not mean that it is false, but it does mean that we should consider the evidence very carefully before concluding that it is true.
Steven PinkerThe flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.
Theodore WhiteThe Internet has compromised the quality of debate.
Noam ChomskyThe only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
Alfred Whitney GriswoldThe trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.
Will RogersThe trouble with socialism is that it takes up too many evenings.
Oscar WildeThe urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
H.L. MenckenThere is an unfortunate tendency for politicians, especially those of a populist bent, to ignore 'experts', particularly when that expertise counters their poorly substantiated opinions.
Paul NurseSource: What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology