I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.
George H. W. BushRead
It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote critiques the performative nature of political debates, suggesting they lack authenticity and genuine discussion.
George H. W. Bush remarks on the state of political debates, arguing that they have devolved into scripted and rehearsed performances rather than authentic discussions of ideas and policies. He emphasizes the artificiality that has come to dominate such events, implying that this detracts from meaningful discourse and the true democratic process.
Themes
DebatesPoliticsAuthenticityArtificialityPerformative
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used during a political debate analysis to emphasize the lack of genuine interaction.
More from George H. W. Bush
All quotes βOne of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.
George H. W. BushRead
Communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
George H. W. BushRead
The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.
George H. W. BushRead
Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.
George H. W. BushRead
I will never apologize for the United States of America - I don't care what the facts are. Said after 'Vincennes' shot down an Iranian Airliner.
George H. W. BushRead
Similar quotes
But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.
Barack ObamaRead
Democrats consider the people as the safest depository of power in the last resort; they cherish them, therefore, and wish to leave in them all the powers to the exercise of which they are competent.
Thomas JeffersonRead
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
Oscar LevantRead
To put a woman on the ticket would challenge the loyalty of women everywhere to their sex, because it would be made to seem that the defeat of the ticket meant the defeat for a hundred years of women's chance to be truly equal with men in politics.
Clare Boothe LuceRead
Accepting that Arabs have the right to elect their own leaders means accepting the rise of governments that do not share America's pro-Israel militancy.
Stephen KinzerRead
That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust
Robert ByrdRead