The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.
Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and why.
Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.
Politics is the art of achieving political goals - of achieving what is possible in a given situation - that is, in a situation that has its conditions and its limits.
The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.
Politics is activity in relation to power.
Politics is not an exact science.
What passes for political realism may make for lively academic debates. But it often functions, ironically, as a tool of social control, rendering us passive with an analysis that overwhelms and paralyzes us.
Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
Politics is the science of urgencies.