A lot of people feel that the realm of poetry and the realm of the lyric is personal feeling and should rise above politics, which, in fact, good poetry has never done. Claudia Rankine factfeelfelt Change image and share on social
I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot. Gary Hart callhighoffice Change image and share on social
We have to be bold in our national ambitions. First, we must win the fight against poverty within the next decade. Second, we must improve moral standards in government and society to provide a strong foundation for good governance. Third, we must change the character of our politics to promote fertile ground for reforms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ambitionboldchange share on social
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act. Robert Jackson actcitizenconfess share on social
We are in the midst of an exciting canvass... I am working very hard in politics as well as in other matters. We are determined that Mississippi shall be settled on a basis of justice and political and legal equality. Hiram Rhodes Revels basiscanvassdetermine share on social
When I was 15 years old and in the tenth grade, I heard of Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was 18, I met Dr. King and we became friends. Two years after that I became very involved in the civil rights movement. I was in college at that time. As I got more and more involved, I saw politics as a means of bringing about change. John Lewis bringchangecivil share on social
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. Khalil Gibran bodylibertylife Change image and share on social
Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic. Carl Olson apparentlycatholiccommunion Change image and share on social
In both law and politics, I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative. Ted Cruz battleessentialframe Change image and share on social
First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot. George Crook ballotgivegovernment Change image and share on social