Quotations about politics — how we organize and relate in the public sphere.

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Liberation Quotes

Quotations about liberation: gaining freedom or release from something that was holding you back or restricting you. This could be oppression by an outside force, and it can be an…

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Guns Quotes

Thoughts of many writers and thinkers on the subject of guns, and the easy availability of guns in America.

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America Quotes (USA)

Quotations about America (the common short way to say The United States of America). What does America mean to different people, in different places, in different times? What does it…

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Power Quotes

Power means the ability to do something, to exert strength or force, to direct or influence the behavior of others, or to influence the outcome of events. Sages have expressed a variety of opinions about power and when it is a virtue, when it is a vice, and when it is a neutral tool.

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Politics Quotes

Politics includes all the activities and conflicts among people and parties to achieve power to implement policies. Politics is how people make decisions in public, together.

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Voting and Elections Quotes

Elections are how a representative democracy functions. Voting selects who the representatives will be. The right to vote is a basic civil right in a democratic republic. Who has the…

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Fascism Quotes

lthough in common usage fascism has often been used simply as a synonym for “bully,” it is a political and social ideology with a history. Fascism is authoritarian nationalism of the far right, opposed to democracy, socialism, and anarchism. Find quotes about fascism.

Extremism Quotes

Extremism means to take a political or religious position that is at the extreme edges, right or left, often with great certainty that one's position is the only possible one…

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History Quotes

History can inform the present and help us shape the future. History can mean what happened in the past, or the story about what happened in the past, and these…

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Racism Quotes

Quotations on racism and racists: notable people weigh in on the reality of racism. Race is a biological myth. Ethnic heritage and genetic connections between people who lived in a…