Quotes about Political Parties

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. Votes: 3

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem. Votes: 3

You have got to unite in the same labor union and in the same political party and strike and vote together, and the hour you do that, the world is yours. Votes: 3

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. Votes: 2

Put three Zionists in a room and they will form four political parties. Votes: 2

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. Votes: 2

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour. Votes: 2

Because we believe that our ethnic group, our society, our political party, our God, is better than your God, we kill each other. Votes: 2

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party. Votes: 2

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. Votes: 2

It is the necessary nature of a political party in this country to avoid, as long as it can be avoided, the consideration of any question which involves a great change. Votes: 2

Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting. Votes: 2

I hate all politics. I don't like either political party. One should not belong to them - one should be an individual, standing in the middle. Anyone that belongs to a party stops thinking. Votes: 2

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied. Votes: 2

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. Votes: 2

You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the trade union movement which represents a very clear-cut socialist alternative policy and which gives expression to the views of the trade union movement in parliament. Votes: 2

Quite frankly, having an uninformed populace works extremely well, particularly when you have a media that doesn't understand its responsibility and feels more like it's an arm of a political party. They can really take advantage of an uninformed populace. Votes: 2

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political parties are its opposite halves - sometimes split into quarters - which grind on each other. Not only individuals but states have thus a confirmed dyspepsia. Votes: 2

The same political parties which now agitiate the US have existed through all time. And in fact the terms of whig and tory belong to natural as well as to civil history. They denote the temper and constitution and mind of different individuals. Votes: 2

Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s. "We have a single system," he wrote, and "in that system the only question is the price at which the proletariat is to be bought and sold, the bread and circuses." Votes: 2

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. Votes: 2

Political parties are like poets, born, not made. Votes: 1

And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups. Votes: 1

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties. Votes: 1

Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views. Votes: 1

Periods of cooperation between political parties shouldn't be taken for granted; they are a stunning human achievement. Votes: 1

Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow. Votes: 1

The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address. Votes: 1

Certainly we disagree with the Communist Party, as we disagree with other political parties who are trying to maintain the American way of life. Votes: 1

I will not be a Democrat or a Republican. They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country. Votes: 1

When you see the political parties squabble, if a baby is not allowed to be born, all the other issues do not come into play. Votes: 1

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services. Votes: 1

I do not support the third party movement anymore. I now advocate the abolishment of all political parties. We've allowed the parties to take over the government. Votes: 1

First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties. Votes: 1

Major political parties have a role, but they are incapable of initiating fundamental change because they are fundamentally tied to the status quo. They are the status quo. Votes: 1

Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia. Votes: 1

The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer. Votes: 1

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too. Votes: 1

What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less and less people are going to the polls in most advanced democracies. Votes: 1

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement. Votes: 1

Whenever anything extraordinary is done in American municipal politics, whether for good or for evil, you can trace it almost invariably to one man. The people do not do it. Neither do the 'gangs,' 'combines,' or political parties. Votes: 1

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about. Votes: 1

Our pledge is to hold elections in the year 1985. The form of elections has not yet been determined, but there is a group of representatives of the political parties in Nicaragua who have been traveling around the world studying various electoral alternatives. Votes: 1

The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the exploitation of those fears by political parties, lobbies and sectors of the media. To meet this challenge, Muslims must reassess their own involvement, behavior and contributions in American society. Votes: 1

The country has sorted itself ideologically into the two political parties, and those partisan attachments have hardened in recent years. It will take an extraordinary event and act of leadership to break this partisan divide. I thought 9/11 might provide such an opportunity, but it was not seized. Votes: 1

Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of the political parties were anti-Congress. To have a coalition, to run a coalition government, you require a lot of adjustments, a lot of flexibility. Votes: 1

The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual's greed for power and the electorates' desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment. Votes: 1

I'm interested in personalities, not political parties. Votes: 0

Political parties exist to get bums on seats. Votes: 0

Political parties are complicated coalitions and aren't excessively theoretical. Votes: 0

The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes. Votes: 0

Most Americans don't understand Canadian political parties. Neither do most Canadians Votes: 0

Both political parties have a richly vested interest in corporate corruption. Votes: 0

The most intense hatreds are not between political parties but within them. Votes: 0

There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties. Votes: 0

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. Votes: 0

Dogmatic ideological parties tend to splinter the political and social fabric of a nation. Votes: 0

There are currently more political parties in Iraq than unbombed buildings to hold them. Votes: 0

Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other. Votes: 0

The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States. Votes: 0

100 political parties put together can never defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, come 2015 presidential election. Votes: 0

Political parties in Italy are so stupid and expensive that they deserve to be abolished. Votes: 0

The Democratic and Republican parties, two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough. Votes: 0

I don't think you want political parties that are entirely driven by some extremely doctrinal ideology. Votes: 0

I care nothing for all the political parties in the world except as they stand for justice. Votes: 0

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics. Votes: 0

I do not understand those who divide political life from the point of view of political parties. Votes: 0

Both political parties have their good times and bad times, only they have them at different times. Votes: 0

Douglas Carswell accused all political parties of "deliberately cultivating the impression" that there would be a referendum. Votes: 0

English experience indicates that when the two great political parties agree about something it is generally wrong. Votes: 0

Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties. Votes: 0

Angela Merkel and the CDU are not our political adversaries. The CDU and the CSU are sister parties. Votes: 0

When you put four Alaskans into a room, you have five marriages, six divorces, and seven political parties. Votes: 0

The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too. Votes: 0

We weren't radical chic. Jane Fonda embarrassed me. We belonged to no political parties. Basically, we were vaudevillians. Votes: 0

Where two Greeks are gathered together, there will be at least three political parties represented, and possibly more. Votes: 0

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history. Votes: 0

I don't like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties. Votes: 0

I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties. Votes: 0

Do the rhetorical quarrels of bourgeois political parties have anything to do with the interests of the humble and downtrodden? Votes: 0

In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions but he cannot change his favourite soccer team. Votes: 0

In spite of the anticapitalistic policies of all governments and of almost all political parties, the capitalist mode of production Votes: 0

We have two political parties in this country, the Stupid Party and the Evil Party. I belong to the Stupid Party. Votes: 0

So are we still trying to end racial politics or are there just too many advantages to some political parties for that? Votes: 0

We don't know something called elections in Libya. We are a muslim country. We don't know something called colonialism and political parties. Votes: 0

Political renegades always start their career of treachery as 'the best men of all parties' and end up in the Tory knackery. Votes: 0

There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties. Votes: 0

We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-older than our political parties, older than our school system. Votes: 0

In 2016 we are faced with a particularly bizarre and unappetizing choice as regards the two main political parties' presidential candidates, in my opinion. Votes: 0

I will work in partnership with the Government, all political parties, and civil society to safeguard and advance the future of all Singaporeans. Votes: 0

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties. Votes: 0

The range of debate between the dominant U.S. [political] parties tends to closely resemble the range of debate within the business class. Votes: 0

All the political parties alike have their origins in past ideas and not in new ideas and none more conspicuously so than the Marxists . Votes: 0

It is only in Washington where many still have a lingering animosity for the political parties. My friends, we need to get over it. Votes: 0

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties. Votes: 0

When are the world's political parties going to get appropriate symbols: snake, louse, jackal, ... trash can, clown face, ... dollar bill with bat wings on it? Votes: 0

But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice. Votes: 0

Political parties need to look at the different kinds of support that people may need, suited to their way of life, and provide cost-effective solutions. Votes: 0

The Constitution never even mentions political parties, let alone the Republican and Democratic parties, yet all the election laws help to protect them from competition. Votes: 0

Parties and political systems used to be about excluding renegades who would never play well with others in government. Now it's actually systematically screening them in. Votes: 0

A day of peace and sharing can lead to greater understanding and cooperation among political parties, faith groups, and people of different races and economic class. Votes: 0

It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress. Votes: 0

In every capitalist economy there are anti-capitalist movements, activists, and even political parties; in a way, that there are no longer anti-democratic movements, activists, and parties. Votes: 0

All secret oath-bound political parties are dangerous to any nation, no matter how pure or how patriotic the motives and principles which first bring them together. Votes: 0

Nothing is so common as to see a political upheaval pass practically unnoticed merely because the names of the leaders and their parties remain the same. Votes: 0

The reality is that when three or four networks are at the table with three or four political parties, someone is going to be the victim. Votes: 0

Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society. Votes: 0

The French Revolution will be found to have had great influence on the strength of parties, and on the subsequent political transactions of the United States. Votes: 0

I've always said: if we ignore the issues that people want us to talk about, then you will have movements outside of the establishment political parties grow. Votes: 0

When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally. Votes: 0

These three movements were born spontaneously and independently of the initiative of a few French patriots who had a place in the old political groups and parties. Votes: 0

We have these traditional political parties that are less and less responsive to the needs of ordinary people, so people are in search of their own values. Votes: 0

Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election. Votes: 0

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid." Votes: 0

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid. Votes: 0

I am ready to have dialogue with the concerned parties once the nation is calm and the political temperatures are lowered enough for constructive and productive engagement. Votes: 0

Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future. Votes: 0

No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state. Votes: 0

In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are two parties, so-called, but they're really factions of the same party, the Business Party. Votes: 0

Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, not between classes, nor between political parties, but through every human heart Votes: 0

I didn't work for Jimmy Carter all those years to go to cocktail parties. I was there as a political adviser, a short-order cook, to work on topical matters. Votes: 0

I have healthy disagreements with political parties I'm not aligned with, but I don't think it should be to the point where we're cursing and trying to strangle each other. Votes: 0

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead. Votes: 0

The enemy is not individuals, churches, 'ex-gay' organisations or political parties; the enemy is ignorance. Change is created by focusing our energies on overcoming the latter instead of attacking the former. Votes: 0

Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with the defeated genocide army to campaign freely for power. Votes: 0

The characteristic mark of this age of dictators, wars and revolutions is its anticapitalistic bias. Most governments and political parties were eager to restrict the sphere of private initiative and free enterprise. Votes: 0

Our political parties exist for no other reason than to win power; they are not ideological debating societies designed to present a particular political philosophy and to persuade voters to accept it. Votes: 0

Politicians - in both political parties - spend too much money. And they forget to focus on what matters most: fixing the economic mess they created and putting people back to work. Votes: 0

A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political parties, with whom it could collaborate effectively on most of the problems besetting the cause of peace. Votes: 0

Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country. Votes: 0

Growing up in Egypt, I never saw the country as divided as it is today. We now have two main political groupings: the Islamist parties and the civil, or liberal, political parties. Votes: 0

Society judges political parties based on the results that they give. When they don't meet the population's needs, when they are not up to expectations, that leaves society free to pick other parties. Votes: 0

It is the members of this business elite . . . that pose the greatest danger to our American way of life. They are the ones who've bought and paid for members of both political parties. . . . Votes: 0

In Italy, above all in view of the next general election, political parties, movements and new politicians continue to proliferate, naturally all inspired by the logic of the most severe, rigorous and atavistic stupidity. Votes: 0

The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both parties must embrace the end objective, which is to make America great again. Votes: 0

We also call upon the king to hand over power to the political parties and for the political parties to shoulder their responsibility and turn the people's demands for democracy and good governance into reality. Votes: 0

The gold standard makes the money's purchasing power independent of the changing, ambitions and doctrines of political parties and pressure groups. This is not a defect of the gold standard; it is its main excellence. Votes: 0