Political Ideological Divide Quotes

A man of sound political instincts can no more subscribe to the doctrine of absolute independence of party on the one hand than to that of unquestioning party allegiance on the other…. If we had no party allegiance, our politics would become mere windy anarchy, and, under present conditions, our government could hardly continue at all. If we had no independence, we should always be running the risk of the most degraded kind of despotism,—the despotism of the party boss and the party machine.

Politics is the entertainment industry for ugly people!

I had to make a movie about politics sometime in my career and it was impossible to do it seriously.

I'm obsessed with politics, and I talk about it any chance I can get. I have strong opinions about how the world should be run.

I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.

I'm political in the sense that there's much to be done, but I'm apolitical in the sense that I don't think there's a party that represents anything I believe in.

Money is the fuel that makes political victory possible. Sadly, folks, in many cases it's more important than ideas. And this is what turns off so many people to politics.

Most people have a healthy disrespect for politicians.

Voters who are neither bound to the great political nor to any of the little sectarian divisions have no means of making their votes available.

Don’t get involved with any political stuff.

I hate politics. Absolutely hate them.

Bad politics tends to drive out good politics, just as bad money drives out good money.

There are too many political moderates in America.

The Party has nothing to do with politics in our country any more. It’s the individual.

Politicians are the same everywhere.

I love this country, I love these people, though I can't say I love their politicians. People are always nicer than politicians, but here, you can mark that difference up a hundredfold.

President Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi represent what mainstream America is rejecting about Washington, D.C. And that is this out of touch with the people.

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.

I don't get into heavy political numbers because I don't find them lyrical.

The problem with modern politics is everybody is doing sound bite stuff. In my stump speech, I give 20 minutes on why I think we're off track. And I think people do really want to engage in a serious high-level discussion on how to get the country back on track because people care about their own country.

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don’t talk politics.

Stylistically speaking, Barack Obama could hardly be further from Jimmy Carter if he really had been born in Kenya.

Governments today are organizations of elderly men who know no other to work and govern than the ways of their youth.

I think a lot of the political programmes have decided that most people aren't interested in politics, so they broadcast only for people who are.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.