Politics

“Nothing but liberty can arouse the soul to the interests of social order.”

“I hope our compatriots on the mainland will someday enjoy the same democracy and freedom we do here.”

“La preocupación del científico social no debe cifrarse tanto en explicar el mundo cuanto en transformarlo.”

“It is possible for us not only to live in peace, but to build a very great and a very glorious country.”

“We must remember that democracy is a way of organising life.”

“Segregation now...segregation tomorrow...segregation forever.”

“I am not a politician. I am an educator.”

“I don't think I'm involved in politics; I feel that politics is involved in all of us. It's part of life.”

“If you want to get independence, you have to sustain the unity deserved to regain independence.”

“Sou monarquista da gema; porém não conspiro contra as instituições, nem contra vosso governo.”

“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil it, or betray it.”

“We do not want Maharashtra to be divided.”

“The EU is built on the mistakes of Europeans; it is a pragmatic response to our failure to manage the disruptive forces of nationalism and industrialisation.”

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

“أنا أحب سليم سركيس لا جريدته — وأعاشر الرجل لا سياسته”

“Unless there is a clear political commitment and resolve to change, I do not believe Malaysia will survive.”

“Votes for Women. I’m going to march in the streets and carry a banner.”

“Composée exclusivement de gauchistes une société est conduite à l’hystérie. Privée de gauchistes, une société est conduite à l’asphyxie.”

“The artist must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery.”

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”