488 Quotes About Political-philosophy

Yet through virtuous living man is further ordained to a higher end, which consists in the enjoyment of God, as we have said above. Consequently, since society must have the same end as the individual man, it is not the ultimate end of an assembled multitude to live virtuously, but through virtuous living to attain to the possession of God.

When greed transcends rationale, morality becomes irrelevant.

We are all born to love people and use things. Unfortunately, we grow to love things and use people...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it

Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.

Politicians are a higher breed of men. They know that this world is ruthless and that they must live accordingly to cope with it

A politician is a man in his natural state

All of the wars in the world are fueled by power struggles either at individual, national or international levels