#pol

Despite its enormous power and wealth, China's ruling elite remains absolutely petrified that the free flow of information will undermine its political legitimacy, particularly among China's younger generation. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#among #china #despite #elite #enormous

Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#been #build #citizens #faith #financial

Arkansas is a state where politics is retail. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#politics #retail #state #where

Of what does politics consist except the making of imperfect decisions, many of them unjust and quite a few of them deadly? ↗

— Lewis H. Lapham

#deadly #decisions #does #except #few

As polarized as we have been, we Americans are locked in a cultural war for the soul of our country. ↗

— Patrick Buchanan

#country #cultural #cultural war #locked #our

This country must be governed, and can be governed, simply on questions of policy and administration and the French Canadians who have had any part in this movement have never had any other intention but to organise upon those party distinctions and upon no other. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

#any #canadians #country #distinctions #french

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

#cannot #i #i have learned #learned #my time

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. ↗

— Jack Layton

#been #canada #career #continue #defined

In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes. ↗

— Paul Lazarsfeld

#breeds #contempt #familiarity #politics #votes

No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#day #errors #held #light #organization