#political

The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#atom #atom bomb #basis #bomb #cities

The only good political movement I've seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends up with some hippy playing a flute. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

#ends #flute #genius #good #had

I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them politically. ↗

— Karl Rove

#bad #been #dawning #democrats #else

My parents, particularly my father, had been used by commentators, political journalists and political commentators, to attack me, and the collateral damage was the reputations of my father and my mother. ↗

— Karl Rove

#been #collateral #commentators #damage #father

Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right. ↗

— Mike Royko

#been #consider #duty #good #hollywood

Hollywood is right. A good and strong movie can have a more powerful social impact than any and all political speeches or newspaper editorials and columns. ↗

— Mike Royko

#columns #editorials #good #hollywood #impact

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#any #clearly #doubt #eventually #football

And I think for some - not all - but for some Democrats, the issue of immigration is better politically if they just leave it the way it is now because they can use it against Republicans. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#because #better #democrats #i #i think

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

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#democracy-fascism #democracy-freedom #democracy-voting #democrats #elections