#artie

Limited government is not a means to liberty, it is an end. That is to say, there are always going to be a group of citizens who cannot meet their basic needs, and there most assuredly will always be politicians willing to promise that they will meet them. The difference between liberty and tyranny by popular support, or correctly termed “democratic despotism, ” is little more than the vehicle a free society chooses to use in order to meet those needs. ↗

— Richard D. Baris

#political-parties #political-philosophy #political-science #political-theory #religion-and-science

The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes. ↗

— Ayatollah Khamenei

#atmosphere #cast #causes #constitution #free

I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me. ↗

— Calvin Klein

#attended #been #bothers #half #i

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#american history #election #greatest #history #massachusetts

Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying you have a political conscience but you don't agree with any of the existing parties. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#agree #any #beach #blank #casting

The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government. ↗

— Fritz Sauckel

#citizen #elected #government #majority #national

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to go to. ↗

— Ron Silver

#dinner parties #get #go #i #invited

There are still places to go, there are still dinners, there are still parties, and you can still get dressed up. That's part of having fun in fashion. ↗

— Christian Siriano

#dressed #fashion #fun #get #go

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#groups #individuals #madness #nations #parties

I hate parties. And a wedding is the biggest party of all. All the guests arrived and Orpheus is taking a shower. He's always taking a shower when the guests arrive so he doesn't have to greet them. Then I have to greet them. ↗

— Sarah Ruhl

#men #men-and-women #parties #relationships #showers