Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married. Votes: 4
I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love. Votes: 4
Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly. Votes: 4
I really think more fledgling novelists - and many current and even established novelists - should get out into the real world and cover local politics, sports, culture, and crime and write it up on deadline. Votes: 4
It is now well known, however, that men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married. Votes: 3
The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography and local politics. Votes: 3
If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are strong and well organized and their agenda dominates local politics. Votes: 3
What I've found in working less is you start to get a bit more involved in the more real politics, which is local politics that affect what's going on in your own community. Votes: 3
There are very few issues that lie specifically in one region now. Polio in Syria doesn't affect Syria alone. I don't think any issue can ever be isolated into local politics these days, because we all know too much. Votes: 3
I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it. Votes: 3
All politics is local. Votes: 2
All politics are local, and so in church. Votes: 2
I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister. Votes: 2
Where issues used to be, say, parochial or local in Ireland or England and so forth, all politics is global now because all business is global. Votes: 2
When we say, even in a global village, that all politics is local, we mean that national sovereignties are the only reliable source of political authority. Votes: 2
India's national elections are really an aggregate of thirty different state elections, each influenced by its own local considerations, regional political currents, and different patterns of political incumbency. Votes: 2
The poor don't live in functional market economies as the rest of us do, but in political economies where corruption and broken systems extend from local government to moneylenders. Votes: 2
Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted by who holds political office. Votes: 2
Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines. Votes: 2
President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futures Partnership promotes removal of policy, legal, and regulatory barriers that hold women back at local, state and national levels. Votes: 2
I think the research evidence on the benefits of early childhood programs for the local economy is extremely strong. However, the moral and political choice is still up to us, as citizens and as voters. Votes: 2
In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims? Votes: 2
I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in their local communities, and remembering all politics is local, and trusting people more. Votes: 2
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights. Votes: 2
People don't get involved with local charities or politics because they think it's hard to make a difference and the problem feels overwhelming. But I believe that if all I've time for this year is to write one letter to the local council, it's still worth doing. Votes: 2
The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment. Votes: 2
Local politics matters a lot. Votes: 0
Why are women raped far away (say, Bosnia) called victims, while those raped nearby (say, a local campus) are playing victim politics? Votes: 0
Local politics matters a lot. Votes: 3 Van Jones
Cuando viajo por Europa paso bastante tiempo en la habitación del hotel, repasando la cultura local a través de los programas de televisión. Votes: 3 Barbara Probst Solomon
Partisan politics has no place in the classroom. Votes: 5 Juan Cole