Newt Gingrich Quotes on Politics (7 Quotes)


    This is a crossroads for the Bush presidency. This is a very exciting period about what is effective government in the 21st century. Either he will be FDR and lead a dramatic change of government, or he will be defender of a failed system. The biggest political challenge for the next two years is to re-centre the government.

    I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics.

    Traditional politics is dominated by and defended by a collection of elites who are deeply opposed to the solutions America needs to renew its civilization and ensure its economic and national security interests. These elites want a dramatically different world from the values and aspirations of most Americans.

    How this president handles the Middle East in general and wins in Iraq in particular will be probably the most important definition of his presidency.

    What is the primary purpose of a political leader? To build a majority. If voters care about parking lots, then talk about parking lots.


    I think they are showing a greater willingness to look for new suggestions, new ideas, new approaches than at any time in the presidency. I think they realize the larger system has failed They are not where they want to be on Iraq the first week after Katrina was an absolute failure.

    Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.


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