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Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about beginning, education, knowledge, nature, human imperfections, end

A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political parties, with whom it could collaborate effectively on most of the problems besetting the cause of peace.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about peace, problems

At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.

Quote by Gerry Adams about army, leadership, time

Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with...

Quote by Gerry Adams about equality, patience, eyes, human imperfections, day, face

The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally.

Quote by Gerry Adams about purpose

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about action, principle, power

Man is naturally a political animal.

Quote by Aristotel about people, man

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

Quote by Aristotel about politics, glory, happiness, power, life

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

Quote by Aristotel about politics, perfection

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

Quote by Aristotel about politics, nature, creation, state, man

It's a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on what's right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But that's sort of what we're showing. And you can dream.

Quote by Geena Davis about dream, rightness, contentment

Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office.

Quote by Geena Davis about police, numbers

I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one; but I come with my heart.

Quote by Princess Diana about heart

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about power

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software.

Quote by Bill Gates about nation, people

But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality.

Quote by John Thomas Flynn about vitality, praise

Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management.

Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev about creativity

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that I can remember.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about enemies, life

I'm sure it is, I'm not for any kind of war, we've been engaged in several wars since the second world war and we lost in Korea, we lost in Vietnam, they are political wars, they have nothing to do with any real threat, nor does this one.

Quote by Larry Hagman about war, real estate, nothing, world

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

Quote by Tom Hanks about country