90 Partisanship Quotes
Following is our list of partisanship quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about bipartisanship.
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Famous Partisanship Quotes
Sometimes party loyalty asks too much. — John F. Kennedy
It's only natural for unbridled partisanship, unrestrained by allegiance to a greater cause, to lead to chaos. — George Washington
To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together. — Charles Kennedy
Politics is sports writ large — pick a side, rally the tribe, exchange stories confirming bias, hurl insults and threats at the other side. — Naval Ravikant
[The spirit of party] opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. — George Washington
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool party man. I don't know just what party I am in right now, but I am for the party. — Huey Long
If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you're half-way to a dictatorship. — Clement Attlee
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule—and both commonly succeed, and are right. — H. L. Mencken
NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party. — Ambrose Bierce
Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Politics is concerned with herds rather than with individuals, and the passions which are important in politics are, therefore, those in which the various members of a given herd can feel alike. — Bertrand Russell
Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle. — Tom Daschle
Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties. — Alexander Hamilton
I only follow one party: the Vietnamese Party. — Ho Chi Minh
Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions. — Paul Ryan
Short Partisanship Quotes
- The best defense against partisanship is expertise. — Roger Angell
- Ultimately journalism has changed... partisanship is very much a part of journalism now. — Leslie Moonves
- The less reasonable a cult is, the more men seek to establish it by force. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
- One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. — John Avlon
- Partisanship is not part of my professional makeup. — Daniel Fried
- Nobody doubts my partisanship, but a lot of the activity is nonpartisan. — Norman Lear
- A party spirit betrays the greatest men to act as meanly as the vulgar herd. — Jean De La Bruyere
- It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process. — David Souter
- He who is as faithful to his principles as he is to himself is the true partisan. — William Hazlitt
- Our platform is crafted by Democrats but it is not about partisanship, its about pragmatism. — Cory Booker
Partisan Politics Quotes
I'm not a political guy at all, not even a little bit. — Dana White
Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or unduly firm opinion. Nonetheless, there must be a speech: Speeches in our culture are the vacuum that fills a vacuum. — John Kenneth Galbraith
If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan gamesmanship. — Chuck Hagel
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. — John Avlon
Lift the curtain and 'the State' reveals itself as a little group of fallible men in Whitehall, making guesses about the future, influenced by political prejudices and partisan prejudices, and working on projections drawn from the past by a staff of economists. — Enoch Powell
A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us. — John Avlon
This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us are Republicans. Some of us are Independents. Above all, we must be Oklahomans first. — Brad Henry
What more do I need to say? Conservative books sell. I can't help it if liberal books don't sell. — Newt Gingrich
Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country. — Ricardo Montalban
Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. — George Washington
Bipartisanship Quotes
The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans. — John F. Kerry
Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation. — Madeleine Albright
History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American people will follow. — Chuck Hagel
The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?' — Colin Powell
Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward. — Nancy Pelosi
The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans. — John F. Kerry
This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security. — Henry A. Kissinger
America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation. — Joe Biden
Our greatest foreign policy problem is our divisions at home. Our greatest foreign policy need is national cohesion and a return to the awareness that in foreign policy we are all engaged in a common national endeavor. — Henry A. Kissinger
We also think this is a reminder of the long tradition of bipartisan foreign policy that has been the hallmark of America at moments of greatest need, and that's the kind of spirit that we hope will be reflected in our administration. — Barack Obama
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More Partisanship Quotes
Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave. — Simon Bolivar
The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both parties must embrace the end objective, which is to make America great again. — Lee Iacocca
To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship. — Robert Byrd
Bipartisanship on behalf of an imprudent policy can be folly, just as partisanship on behalf of a just cause can be wise. What is clear is that politics will not stop at the water's edge simply because presidents plead for it. American foreign policy will return to the tradition of Truman and Vandenberg only when the American public demands it. — James M. Lindsay
We are trying to change the tones in the state capitals, and turn them toward bitter nastiness and partisanship. — Grover Norquist
The Post-Dispatch will serve no party but the people; be no organ of Republicanism, but the organ of truth; will follow no causes bit its conclusions; will not support the Administration, but criticize it; will oppose all frauds and shams wherever or whatever they are; will advocate principles and ideas rather than prejudices and partisanship. — Joseph Pulitzer
Mr. Lincoln was generous by nature, and though his whole heart was in the war, he could not but respect the valor of those opposed to him. His soul was too great for the narrow, selfish views of partisanship. Brave by nature himself, he honored bravery in others, even his foes. — Elizabeth Keckley
Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other. — James Harvey Robinson
Humor can help you to disagree without being disagreeable. The key in democracy is not necessarily that we agree, but that we participate....Despite all the heavy problems- domestic and international- there is humor. Humor transcends partisanship. — Gerald R. Ford
Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should scrupulously avoid in their political action, as well as in the discharge of their official duty, offending by a display of obtrusive partisanship their neighbors who have relations with them as public officials. — Grover Cleveland
The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. — Jon Meacham
I have never seen such extreme partisanship, such bitter partisanship, and such forgetfulness of the fate of our fathers and of the Constitution. — Robert Byrd
One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. — George Washington
The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them. — Claire McCaskill
In place of an intensive cooperation among artists, there is a battle for goods. Hatred, partisanship, cliques, jealousy, and intrigues are the natural consequences of an aimless, materialist art. — Wassily Kandinsky
My heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization Less mindless partisanship, which at times sounds almost hateful to the ear of Americans. How we conduct ourselves and how we treat you, Judge Roberts, can be a great start toward reconciliation in our country. — Tom Coburn
I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved. — Walter Isaacson
By pumping up hyper-partisanship, our country (America) is playing with forces that can easily get out of control. We are giving purpose and cover - and sometimes a sense of purpose - to the crazy among us. We are encouraging a culture of extremism — John Avlon
We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people. — Michael Crapo
Nearly everything possible had been done to spoil the game: the heavy financial interest; the absurd transfer and player-selling system; the lack of any birth or residential qualifications; the absurd publicity given to every feature of it by the press; the monstrous partisanships of the crowds. — J. B. Priestley
You can't have the legislative and executive branch working in a parallel universe...the partisanship that has gripped Washington has prevented us from dealing with the issues that this country needs to grapple with to determine its future. — Olympia Snowe
What makes this mentality dangerous is that when the team is held together by careerism and mindless partisanship, individual members are punished for thinking for themselves. — Tom Coburn
Mary Matalin and James Carville have given me more hope when it comes to love and relationships than any romance book or chick flick ever. — Meghan McCain
I know CNN has taken some knocks lately but the fact is, I admire their commitment to covering all sides of the story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate. — Barack Obama
It seems very obvious that a vast majority of the American people are sick and tired of political correctness and prevailing partisanship that does not serve the American people or freedom well. — James Robison
A super-legislator body is not what the court was intended to be, When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weakness, its potential, my heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization, less finger-pointing, less bitterness, less mindless partisanship. — Tom Coburn
American Psalms challenges Christian patriots to put aside personal agendas, prejudices and partisanship, and pray for our leaders as God commands. — Mike Huckabee
In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear. — Michael Kinsley
The partisanship surrounding space exploration and the retrenching of U.S. space policy are part of a more general trend: the decline of science in the United States. As its interest in science wanes, the country loses ground to the rest of the industrialized world in every measure of technological proficiency. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
In college, I was a fiercely committed Democrat - a meeting with Jack Kemp, then Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, challenged my blind partisanship. — Cory Booker
I hope America manages to steer itself away from partisanship and back to patriotism; we are all Americans. And as long as I can make people laugh and feel better, I'm happy. — Trevor Noah
I'm very political. Because I read politics every day, so I'm familiar with the world. I approach the films is I'm trying to write what is true, so that supersedes partisan spin, in my opinion. I find partisanship is a thing for cable news and newspaper articles, but it's not interesting for art. I think we all believe what we believe, and I don't think a film is going to change someone's mind. — Danny Strong
Ratings are king and the money keeps flowing, and partisanship is so strong today that people rely on a few sources absolutely instead of thinking critically. So even being a cheerleader for a gameshow-host president with no respect for the rule of law or America's reputation in the world may not be a career-ending move. — Garry Kasparov
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