I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did. George J. Mitchell couplefirminterest Change image and share on social
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. Louis D. Brandeis citizenimportantoffice Change image and share on social
One of the reasons MSNBC is plummeting is that I, not long ago, refused to play any content from them. I figured, why? I mean, it's genuine depraved partisan politics insanity, genuine extremist radical ignoramuses on that network. Rush Limbaugh agocontentdeprave share on social
The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered. Roy Jenkins assumedisadvantageelectoral share on social
Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. Marshall McLuhan abdicateeventuallyfavor Change image and share on social
The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people. Jacques Delors createequityfinance share on social
The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking. Bill Gates forcegoodintersection Change image and share on social
When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior. Jen Lancaster claimcoladisparate Change image and share on social
I've been interested in American politics since I was eight. That was in 1968. It was an interesting year. I was a huge Eugene McCarthy supporter, so I guess he was the first senator I really knew about and cared about. George Packer americancareeugene share on social
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. Theodore Roosevelt americanavoidanceissue Change image and share on social
