Tim Kaine Quotes

There never was that government called a republic, which was not ultimately ruled by a single will, and, therefore, (however bold may seem the paradox,) virtually and substantially a monarchy.

Rulers come and go; governments end and forms of government change; but sovereignty survives.

History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.

Politics is activity in relation to power.

It is not good to have a rule of many.

Democracy is a good client.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

I’m the constitution around here now.

What is government itself but the great reflection of human nature.

Now we are governed by gentlemen.

Towering over Presidents and State Governors, over Congress and State Legislatures, over conventions and the vast machinery of party, public opinion stands out in the United States, as the great source of Power.

What is a government for except to dictate. If it does not dictate, then it is not a government.

Politics determine who has the power, not who has the truth.

In no form of government is there an absolute identity of interest between the people and their rulers

Politics is fate.

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. Dealing with Congress is a matter of give and take. The president doesn't get everything he wants, the Congress doesn't get everything they want. But we're finding good common ground.

I think that you can't choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.

Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.

Yahya Khan wasn't interested in the government of the country, he was interested in power for its own sake and nothing else.

True leaders respect and honor authority but are comfortable in its presence.

I was only an aspiring dictator. I was never a real dictator.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Elected presidents are for countries.

In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.