Politics

Politics gathers quotes that trace how power is won, wielded, resisted, and justified—from parliaments and revolutions to quiet acts of dissent. You’ll find lines on leadership and legitimacy, law and liberty, propaganda and truth, as well as the uneasy bargains between ideals and expedience. Writers, philosophers, and statesmen speak here with urgency: about who gets heard, who is excluded, and what a society owes its citizens. Some quotations sharpen into satire; others read like warnings, manifestos, or hard-earned counsel. Together they reveal politics as more than elections and policy: a daily negotiation of values, language, and belonging. Readers return to these words to test convictions, recognize patterns, and name the pressures shaping public life.