Wendy McElroy Quotes
Political correctness will die as it lived - kicking and screaming ad hominem abuse as a substitute for arguments.
Quotes to Explore
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning.
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Our founders never intended us to have a professional political class.
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Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
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There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.
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The right-wing of the Republican party isn't so much a political agenda as a plea for help.
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Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even though books get sold, and I get advances, I get to look at society and think for a living.
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I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics.
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
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Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.
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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
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I can make the argument that people who don't have the biggest ranges but have very unique voices, even if they may be pitchy at times... with the right record that's really unique and distinct, they can have big hits.
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Bangalore now wants a person who doesn't only play politics. Bangalore needs a problem solver, and I am a problem solver. I will be the bridge between Bangalore and the Centre.
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I'm an economist, not a political scientist.
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Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
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We propose in the following Treatise to give an outline of the Science which treats of the Nature, the Production, and the Distribution of Wealth. To that Science we give the name of Political Economy.
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I belong to Helmut Kohl's political pupils.
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There is no room for political, personal or religious ideologies in science.
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Here, the enemy was not merely another group of human beings with a differing political persuasion; the enemy here was death.
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I met Cory Bernardi in Holland. I believe it might be more difficult for him to meet me now. I think he doesn't intend to do that. I understand that this is politics. The friend from yesterday can have an argument not to see you tomorrow. It's sad but true.
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You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other.
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It is a bird-flight of the soul, when the heart declares itself in song. The affections that clothe themselves with wings are passions that have been subdued to virtues.
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I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
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Political correctness will die as it lived - kicking and screaming ad hominem abuse as a substitute for arguments.
