Political Ramifications Quotes

Disconnection or alienation from the past has political consequences.

A bombing was planned [in Syria], which would probably make the situation worse, but would at least establish US credibility.

The United States reaps the thorns its rulers have planted in the world.

In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.

We must evaluate the political sympathies of other states and the effect war may have on them. To assess these things in all their ramifications and diversity is plainly a colossal task. Rapid and correct appraisal of them clearly calls for the intuition of a genius; to master all this complex mass by sheer methodical examination is obviously impossible. Bonaparte was quite right when he said that Newton himself would quail before the algebraic problems it could pose.

The first law of disaster relief could well read: every political decision has humanitarian consequences, and every humanitarian program has political implications.

I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.

The public health ramifications of our scandalous open borders are possibly even more dangerous and far-reaching than the economic and political consequences.

a greater evil than the restoration of the Bourbons to the world in general, and England in particular, can hardly happen.

I think that's a legitimate thing we're going to have to deal with and ask ourselves, you know, how far Donald Trump can go in enacting certain policies that target specific groups.

A good many people here are disturbed by the practical exhibition of social equality in the arm-in-arm performance of Douglass and Tilton. It does not become radicals like us to particularly object. But it was certainly unfortunate at this time. The old prejudice, now revived, will lose us some votes