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Political Action Quotes

Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote: "Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot..."
Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What is politics, after all, but the compulsion to preside over property and make others people's decisions for them? Liberty, the very opposite of ownership and control, cannot, then, result from political action, either at the polls or at the barricades, but rather evolves out of attitude. If it results from anything, it must be levity. Tom Robbins
When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics. Ron Paul
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. Honore de Balzac
When we black people commit ourselves to living simply as a political action, as a way of breaking the stress caused by unrelenting hedonistic desire for material objects that are not needed for survival, or essential to well-being, we will not be talking about ebonics. We will be out in the streets demanding that the public schools have enough teachers so that all kids, cross color, can read and write in standard English and in Spanish too. Bell Hooks
It is true that some secluded intellectuals in their esoteric circles talk differently. They proclaim the priority of what they call eternal absolute values and feign in their declamations—not in their personal conduct—a disdain of things secular and transitory. But the public ignores such utterances. The main goal of present-day political action is to secure for the respective pressure group memberships the highest material well-being. The only way for a leader to succeed is to instill in... Ludwig von Mises
One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding. Paulo Freire
Alexander Mackenzie quote: "Logic, sometimes has very little to do with political action."
Logic, sometimes has very little to do with political action. Alexander Mackenzie
Harry Bridges quote: "There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of..."
There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action. Harry Bridges
Paul Kantner quote: "The starship thing is really political action and reaction,..."
The starship thing is really political action and reaction, the natural outgrowth of Volunteers. Paul Kantner
Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power. Their first rule is “don’t rock the boat.” If someone makes trouble and you can get him, do it. If you can’t get him, bring him in. Give him some of the action, let him have a taste of power. Power is all anyone wants, and if he has a promise of it as a reward for being good, he’ll be good. Anyone who does not play by those rules is incomprehensible to most politicians. Shirley Chisholm
Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. Scott Walker
John Avlon quote: "Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an..."
Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. John Avlon
There are some militarists who say: ‘We are not interested in politics but only in the profession of arms.’ It is vital that these simple-minded militarists be made to realize the relationship that exists between politics and military affairs. Military action is a method used to attain a political goal. While military affairs and political affairs are not identical, it is impossible to isolate one from the other.” - Mao Zedong, Yu Chi Chan Mao Zedong
Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That, I believe, is our basic function: to develop alternatives to existing policies, to keep them alive and available until the politically impossible becomes the politically inevitable. Milton Friedman

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