Albert Einstein Quotes About Politics

• The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.

  Albert Einstein

  Determination, Lying, Rights

• An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw (2012). “Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms”, p.107, Courier Corporation

• He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Country, Peace

  "Mein Weltbild (My World-view)". Essay by Albert Einstein, 1931.

• The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Art

• You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Life, God

  Albert Einstein (2017). “Einstein on Peace”, p.581, Pickle Partners Publishing

• Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perennially rejuvenated illusions.

  Albert Einstein

  Swings, Politics, Anarchy

  Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.38, Princeton University Press

• Politics is more difficult than physics.

  Albert Einstein

  Wise, Philosophy, Politics

  Quoted in N.Y. Times, 22 Apr. 1955

• All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

  Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.147, Broadway Books

• It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.

  Albert Einstein

  Courage, Honesty, Integrity

  "Our Goal Unity, but Germans Are Unfit", Free World, no. 4, 370-371, October 8, 1944.

• Politics is far more complicated than physics.

  Albert Einstein

  Politics, Physics, Complicated

• The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.

  Albert Einstein

  Country, Weed, War

  Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.6, Broadway Books

• If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.

  Albert Einstein

  Funny, Business, Humor

• Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Life, God

• My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

  Albert Einstein

  Self Esteem, Men, Political

  Albert Einstein (2011). “The World As I See It”, p.14, Open Road Media

• Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern for the great unsolved problems of the organization of labor and the distribution of goods-in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

  Albert Einstein

  Science, Fate, Blessing

• A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port, together with some of the surrounding territory.

  Albert Einstein

  Together, Bombs, Politics

  Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, 2 Aug. 1939 [delivered 11 Oct. 1939].

• Experts are just trained dogs.

  Albert Einstein

  Dog, Political, Experts

• [There is] a duty in refusing to cooperate in any undertaking that violates the Constitutional rights of the individual. This holds in particular for all inquisitions that are concerned with the private life and the political affiliations of the citizens.

  Albert Einstein

  War, Rights, Political

• The world is a dangerous place to live

  Albert Einstein

  Dangerous World, Evil, Apathy

  Joseph Eger, Albert Einstein (2005). “Einstein's Violin: A Conductor's Notes on Music, Physics, and Social Change”, Tarcher

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