Political Responsibility Quotes

On this page you will find all the quotes on the topic "Political Responsibility". There are currently 3 quotes in our collection about Political Responsibility. Discover the TOP 10 sayings about Political Responsibility!
The best sayings about Political Responsibility that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
  • Not a moment passes these days without fresh rushes of academic lemmings off the cliffs they proclaim the political responsibilities of the critic, but eventually all this moralizing will subside.

    Harold Bloom (2014). “The Western Canon”, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.

    Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.223, Scholastic Inc.
  • I disagree with the analysis that you've put about what happened in relation to the student demonstrations and protests and the incident with the Prince of Wales' car. We're very clear that we have to separate out the political responsibility from operational responsibility of the police.

    "The Conservative Party’s always stood in every seat, and I think it’s important to us". Interview with Paul Goodman and Mark Fox, conservativehome.blogs.com. February 16, 2011.
  • One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.60, Beacon Press
  • Politics must not be separated from religious values; religion must not be separated from political responsibility.

    Joel C. Hunter (2011). “New Kind of Conservative (Large Print 16pt)”, p.171, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good.

    Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. May 1, 2014.
  • In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

    Interview with Bertrand Benoit and Andrew Gowers, www.ft.com. July 20, 2005.
  • Autonomy is the capacity to act on principles that are one's own and one will exercise this capacity by means of a process of rational reflection on these principles. Autonomy is thought to be necessary for attributing political responsibility.

    Source: www.3ammagazine.com
  • Citizenship in the 21st century requires more than paying your taxes and voting and occasionally running for office. That even if you're never in political office, you have political responsibilities. You can make your society stronger and better.

    Source: www.nbcnews.com
  • The strength of collective decision making and political responsibility is not only a question of recognizing other people's ability. It is also recognizing one's own limitations.

  • Today, near the end of my days, I want to say that I harbor no rancor against anybody, that I love my fatherland above all and that I take political responsibility for everything that was done which had no other goal than making Chile greater and avoiding its disintegration. I assume full political responsibility for what happened.

    "Pinochet Takes 'Political Responsibility' for Actions of Chilean Dictatorship". Associated Press, www.washingtonpost.com. November 26, 2006.
  • The institution of representative government to us seems an essential part of democracy, but the ancients never thought of it. Its immense merit was that it enabled a large constituency to exert indirect power, and thus made possible the distribution of political responsibility throughout the great states of modern times.

    Bertrand Russell (1993). “The Quotable Bertrand Russell”
  • As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and involved in the affairs of the human community, be it at the local or the global level.

  • Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

    Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists: Liberty and Equality"
  • I think it's one thing to be part of a very important group called the Senate of the United States and cast a vote. You're one of 100. I think it says even more to be a governor, where you ultimately have that political responsibility and accountability to succeed.

    Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
  • Besides, many Islamic movements will change as soon as they gain political responsibility. I'm not at all pessimistic in this regard. Just think of Turkey, where the Islamists are now behaving like a sort of Christian Democratic party in Europe.

    Source: www.spiegel.de
  • If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.

Page of
We hope our collection of Political Responsibility quotes has inspired you! Our collection of sayings about Political Responsibility is constantly growing (today it includes 3 sayings from famous people about Political Responsibility), visit us more often and find new quotes from famous authors!
Share our collection of quotes on social networks – this will allow as many people as possible to find inspiring quotes about Political Responsibility!