Political Convictions Quotes

States are supposed to have interests but no principles. I have principles but no interests.

The Church not only prescribes for her children to obey state power regardless of the convictions and faith of its bearers, but also prays for it.

The presence in society of different, sometimes opposing political convictions and discordant interests generates political struggle which is waged by both legitimate and morally justified methods and methods sometimes contradicting the norms of public law and Christian and natural morality

I was raised a Democrat, and now I'm an Independent.

I have never found a Federalist over the age of 30 who has ever changed his mind about politics.

We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.

I'm not tied to any particular political line.

My political opponents can have their pound of flesh … but they will not eat into my beliefs

I used to be a Democrat, now I'm basically a Republican.

Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is.

Martyrdom is evidence only of a man's honesty - it is no evidence that he is not mistaken. Men have suffered martyrdom for all sorts of opinions in politics and in religion; yet they could not therefore have all been in the right; although they could give no stronger evidence that they believed themselves in the right.

Ronald Reagan knew his own mind. He had firm principles - and, I believe, right ones. He expounded them clearly, he acted upon them decisively.

Am I a Republican? Yes. Am I a Democrat? Yes. Am I a conservative? Yes. Am I a liberal? Yes.

Republicans stand by their convictions. Stupid, ignorant, world-destroying convictions based on disproven economic fantasies and ancient books full of primitive morality and magic people. But convictions, nonetheless.

I believe I am more conservative than Bob Dole; I believe I am more committed to fundamentally changing American government than Bob Dole.

There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat.

Whoever feels the amount of interest in the government of his country which befits a freeman, has some convictions on national affairs which are like his life-blood; which the strength of his belief in their truth, together with the importance he attaches to them, forbid him to make a subject of compromise, or postpone to the judgment of any person, however greatly his superior.

If you have political convictions... keep 'em to yourself

You make a good politician, but you've got to develop a philosophy.

It's innate in me to be a Democrat - a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There's not a lot of those anymore. I'm not saying I'm right or wrong. That's just the way I feel.

Don't sacrifice your political convictions for the convenience of the hour.

My decision to leave the Democrat Party was one that was not entered into lightly. The pressure of party bosses, activists, and even my colleagues, was great, but the Democrat Party has changed. It is no longer the party that my grandparents and I grew up admiring.

I was never a Democrat but there are some Republicans who think I ought to be.

I don't think that my particular religious convictions should be held against me in this campaign any more than the Prime Minister's lack of convictions should be held against her.

It sounds outright bland, but people here in Indiana want conscientious public servants who have deep convictions but are prepared to work across the aisle when possible.