Political Spectrum Quotes

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror.

  Warren Rudman

  Country, Taken, Home

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• So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different political spectrum.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Party, Thinking, Rude

  "Meet the press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. September 12, 2010.

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• Both sides of the political spectrum must one day realize that limitless government intrusion in the economy, in our personal lives, and in the affairs of other nations cannot serve the best interests of America.

  Ron Paul

  Government, America, Political

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• They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Happiness, Peace

  Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.270

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• I often think people on opposite sides of the political spectrum may have similar values around care, around thriving or around independence, or around helping the disadvantaged, but they have different ideologies, different ideas and philosophies about how to go about that. It's important that we start to see each others humanness, while at the same time not losing sight of those differences, views and speeches and actions that do cause harm, that we're clearly taking a stand against.

  Mark Coleman

  Philosophy, Thinking, Sight

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• I find that the great majority of public servants across the entire political spectrum come because they believe in the United States and they want to change the world.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Believe, Political, Majority

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• As far as Bernie Sanders is concerned, he is a decent, honest person, and I supported him. What he means by socialism is New Deal Liberalism. In fact, his actual policies would not have been a great surprise to General Eisenhower. The fact that this is called a "political revolution" is a sign of how far to the right the political spectrum has shifted, mainly in the last 30 years since the neoliberal programs began to be instituted. What he was calling for was a restoration of something like New Deal Liberalism, which is a very good thing.

  Noam Chomsky

  Mean, Political Revolution, Years

  Source: pennpoliticalreview.org

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• I mean you've got a conservative and right-winged press presence with really nothing on the other end of the political spectrum.

  Hillary Clinton

  Stupid, Humorous, Mean

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• There are people who want to import the dregs of the world into this country in order to cut this country down to size. Do not doubt me on this. I know it sounds hard to believe. Those people will be found somewhere on the political spectrum, and they vote Democrat.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Country, Believe, Cutting

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us.

  John Avlon

  Wings, People, Political

  "Six questions for John Avlon". Interview with John Avlon, www.economist.com. May 16, 2010.

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• I think any film that asks its audience a degree of tolerance and acceptance of those less fortunate than themselves isn't a bad thing from whatever culture you're in or from whatever part of any political spectrum.

  Hugh Bonneville

  Acceptance, Thinking, Political

  "Hugh Bonneville's Five Favorite Films". Interview with Tim Ryan, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. January 12, 2015.

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• Beginning, perhaps, from the reasonable perspective that absolute objectivity is unattainable, Fox News and MSNBC no longer even attempt it. They show us the world not as it is, but as partisans (and loyal viewers) at either end of the political spectrum would like it to be. This is to journalism what Bernie Madoff was to investment: He told his customers what they wanted to hear, and by the time they learned the truth, their money was gone.

  Ted Koppel

  Objectivity, Perspective, Political

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• And people in America are very practical people across the political spectrum. Very conservative women want their kids, their daughters taking birth control.

  Howard Dean

  Daughter, Kids, America

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• On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide. I have been inundated with calls - from across the political spectrum -- urging me to 'stay and fight.' But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.

  Van Jones

  Lying, Fighting, Past

  "Glenn Beck Gets First Scalp: Van Jones Resigns". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 21, 2009.

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• At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today.

  Phil Zimmermann

  Past, Government, Political

  "Why I Wrote PGP". Personal Website, www.philzimmermann.com. June 1991 (updated 1999).

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• Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement.

  David K. Shipler

  Law, Political, President

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• After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.

  Brian K. Vaughan

  Writing, Superhero, Leader

  "Ex Machina : An Interview With Brian K. Vaughan". Interview with Bryan Young, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2010.

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• Gary Hart is going to be all over the political spectrum fuzzing it up just like Jack Kennedy.

  Robert Novak

  Political, Hart, Spectrum

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• The fear among economists across the political spectrum that was - was that we were rapidly plummeting towards a second Great Depression. So, in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve.

  Barack Obama

  Party, Hands, Decision

  Barack Obama's Speech on Job Creation and Economic Growth, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. December 8, 2009.

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• For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.

  Abdallah II

  Thinking, Political, Challenges

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• I am like all other atheists only in that I do not believe there are any gods. Beyond that, I may differ dramatically in my values and beliefs from any other atheist. On both sides of the political spectrum, one can find the neo-conservative Objectivists and the ultra-liberal Communists, both of whom hate each other. These two factions take up nearly opposite sets of values, yet both are comprised of unabashed atheists.

  Richard Carrier

  Atheist, Hate, Believe

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• I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly because I got along with people all across the political spectrum.

  Dick Cheney

  Thinking, People, Political

  Dick Cheney, Richard B. Cheney, Liz Cheney (2012). “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir”, p.264, Simon and Schuster

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• There is no question that many people are intimidated and scared. However, the majority of voters are clamoring for something else. So if word gets out that there actually is a candidate out there of integrity, who is not poisoned by corporate money, you could see a lot of people come together from across the political spectrum.

  Jill Stein

  Integrity, People, Political

  "Meet Jill Stein, the Woman Determined to Take On Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in November". Interview with Krystal Marie Ball, www.glamour.com. July 25, 2016.

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• What I hear from many people on all sides of the political spectrum is that Palestine has been so carved up now that it's very hard to imagine how a two-state solution is possible. So that's what I hear many experts say, but I myself am not committing one way or the other at this point. I do feel like it's really important to allow the Israelis and Palestinians to begin rehumanizing each other and to move forward from there.

  Jill Stein

  Moving, Two, People

  Source: www.justicenewsnetwork.com

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