Comparative Politics Quotes

Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Until 1847 Switzerland remained a pure Confederation of States, that is to say, she took five and a half centuries to make the step which the United States achieved at once.

Obama's starting point was not as low as Manmohan Singh's starting point, and Obama's rise was not as sharp.

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.

I think that most people who complain about our government have no idea what they're talking about because they've never been to a country with a bad government.

England is one if the great powers of the world, but this has not been brought about by Queen Victoria’s absolute rule. She had able men of Parliament back of her at all times and of course the discussed everything until the best result was obtained ... In China, I have 400 million people, all dependent on my judgement.

Right-wing in Holland is to the Left of the Tories in England.

We all know that America is the worst country in the world, except for all the others.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

The members of the English Parliament are fond of comparing themselves to the old Romans...(but) here follows a more essential difference between Rome and England, which gives the advantage entirely to the later-viz., that the civil wars of Rome ended in slavery, and those of the English in liberty.

One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The approval of the U.S. government, fully elected, is 19 percent. Well, we elected these people and they didn't elect those people. Isn't it supposed to be different? Aren't we supposed to like the people that we elected?

It appears that the Soviets are now going to allow prayer in school. One wonders how soon the United States will catch up.

I don't want to compare President Obama and President Trump on these issues, because they're different, and the scale isn't even remotely the same. But President Obama said things that weren't true and got away with it more for a variety of reasons, and one is the media was much more supportive of him.

Putin is a better leader than Obama, because Obama's not a leader, so he's certainly doing a better job than Obama is, and that's all.

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

Our system of government, our form of democracy, would not work for China, just like China's system would not work for us.

The political system of the People's Republic of China can make things easy. Decisions are made quickly and results come quickly, too. In our democracy [in India], on the other hand, such things are extremely difficult.

The President of the United States has a much wider power than the German Kaiser had, for he depended on parliament.

People have said to me 'I hope you won't let happen in Washington what is happening in Kansas.'

I used to wonder if the occasionally rough edges of politics were unique here under the Great North Star. But I ventured out a bit this past year, and I tell you that, as partisan quarrels go, ours really aren't so bad.

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

All three states - the Lacedaemonian, the Cretan, and the Carthaginian - nearly resemble one another, and are very different from any others. Many of the Carthaginian institutions are excellent. The superiority of their constitution is proved by the fact that the common people remains loyal to the constitution; the Carthaginians have never had any rebellion worth speaking of, and have never been under the rule of a tyrant.

Everything about American politics makes me proud to be Canadian.

I am libertarian, and Americans generally are, more than, say, Canadians and Australians.

The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.