Quotes - Politics

"War does not determine who is right, only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

"Censorship cannot eliminate evil, it can only kill freedom." -unknown

"And eye for an eye will make the whole world blind." -Gandhi

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism it's just the opposite." -John Kenneth Galbraith

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent." -Abraham Lincoln

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage." -unknown

"Being politically correct means always having to say you're sorry." -unknown

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river." -unknown

"Live for today because the government may restrict it tomorrow." -unknown

"It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it." -Mark Twain

"America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair." -Arnold Toynbee

"You can blow the world to pieces but you can't blow the world to peace." -unknown

"Each king, emperor, and president (should) understand that that his work of directing armies is not an honorable and important duty, as his flatterers persuade him it is, but a bad and shameful act of preparation for murder." -Leo Tolstoy

"A government, and especially a government entrusted with military power, is the most dangerous organization possible. As long as governments with armies exist, the ending of wars is impossible." -Leo Tolstoy

"Peace is honorable, but when the enemy loses morals, will you sit and watch your brothers die? Don't be naïve…" -unknown