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Karene Jade Howie - Student of Philosophy and overworked shop keeper!Hello and welcome to the Philosophy Shop.

We really like philosophers and other creative thinkers of Human history - the Philosophy Shop represents several years work collecting over 500 quotes and portraits from many of the greatest minds of the past 3,000 years. Over the past 5 years the Philosophy Gift Shop has been one of the most popular shops at Cafepress - out of roughly 6 million shops! (Cafepress are a print on demand online shop and top 1000 website. They sell products world wide and have a full 30 day refund, making it a safe place to buy some very cool gifts for yourself and your friends.)

We hope you enjoy browsing our unique collection of photos & paintings with their eclectic mix of profound and engaging quotes.

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Politics: Famous Politicians, Political Science Portraits & Quotes

George WashingtonWe have a unique gallery of Famous Rulers (Presidents, Prime Ministers, Politicians, Roman Emperors, Kings and Queens, ...) with quotes on Democracy, Communism, Socialism, Terrorism, Leadership, War and Peace, Liberty and Freedom. Famous Politicians / Leaders include George W. Bush (Jr and Snr), Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK), Martin Luther King, Harry Truman, Eisenhower, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Vladimir Lenin, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Burke, George Washington, Marcus Aurelius, Julius Caesar.

We hope you find our collection of Politicians interesting, amusing, inspiring and useful! Cheers!

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Terrorism George W. Bush: United Nations
Terrorism George W. Bush: United Nations
'Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.'


Power to the People: Government Bill Clinton
Power to the People: Government Bill Clinton
'Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution.'


George W. Bush senior: USA Politics
George W. Bush Senior: USA Politics
'I will never apologize for the United states of America. I don't care what the facts are.' (George Bush Snr, 1924 - )


Ronald Reagan: American Politics / Government
Ronald Reagan: American Politics / Government
'The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.''


American Economy: President Ronald Reagan
American Economy: President Ronald Reagan
'I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.'


40th American President: Ronald Reagan: Peace
40th American President: Ronald Reagan: Peace
'A people free to choose will always choose peace. ... Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.'


Humour of Reagan: President / Actor / Broadcaster
Humour of Reagan: President / Actor / Broadcaster
'It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?'


War and Peace: American President Jimmy Carter
War and Peace: American President Jimmy Carter
'We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of arms.' (Jimmy Carter, 1924 - )


Peace and Human Relations: Nelson Mandela
Peace and Human Relations: Nelson Mandela
'If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.'


President Nelson Mandela: Quality Leadership
President Nelson Mandela: Quality Leadership
'A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.'


American Politics: JFK Ideal of Excellence
American Politics: JFK Ideal of Excellence
'I look forward to a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.'


Power of the Idea: US President John F. Kennedy
Power of the Idea: US President John F. Kennedy
'A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.'


John F. Kennedy 'Ask not what your country can do
John F. Kennedy 'Ask not what your country can do
'And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.' (JFK, 1917 - 1963)


John F. Kennedy (JFK) Unity in Humanity
John F. Kennedy (JFK) Unity in Humanity
'Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.' John F. Kennedy (JFK, 1917 - 1963)


John F. Kennedy (JFK): Education Knowledge Truth
John F. Kennedy (JFK): Education Knowledge Truth
'...The human mind is our fundamental resource. ... The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.' John F. Kennedy (J.F.K., 1917 - 1963


Mankind, War and Peace: John F. Kennedy
Mankind, War and Peace: John F. Kennedy
'Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. ... The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.'


Truth and Myth: President John F. Kennedy
Truth and Myth: President John F. Kennedy
'The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.'


Freedom from Oppression: Martin Luther King Jr
Freedom from Oppression: Martin Luther King Jr
'Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.'


Martin Luther King Jr. 'I have a dream'
Martin Luther King Jr. 'I have a dream'
'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character.'


Martin Luther King Jr. Morality Good Evil Thoreau
Martin Luther King Jr. Morality Good Evil Thoreau
'Noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has been more eloquent and passionate in getting this idea across than Henry David Thoreau. ...'


Promotion of Non Violence: Martin Luther King Jr.
Promotion of Non Violence: Martin Luther King Jr.
'Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.'


Cold War President Harry Truman on War, Injustice
Cold War President Harry Truman on War, Injustice
'Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.'


President Eisenhower: Peace, Justice and Fairness
President Eisenhower: Peace, Justice and Fairness
'Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and co-operation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.'


Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin Individual, Collective
Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin Individual, Collective
'There is not, nor should there be, an irreconcilable contrast between the individual and the collective, between the interests of an individual person and the interests of the collective.'


Churchill War Quote 'field of human conflict'
Churchill War Quote 'field of human conflict'
'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.' (Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965)


Democracy Politics: Sir Winston Churchill
Democracy Politics: Sir Winston Churchill
'The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.' (Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965)
 


Vulnerability of Ignorance: Hitler Reign of Terror
Vulnerability of Ignorance: Hitler Reign of Terror
'How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.'


Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) on Truth & Lies
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) on Truth & Lies
'Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.'
(Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), 1882 - 1945)


2nd World War: Stalin Roosevelt Churchill
2nd World War: Stalin Roosevelt Churchill
'If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the Science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.' (FDR)


American Politics / Issues: Theodore Roosevelt
American Politics / Issues: Theodore Roosevelt
'A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.'


Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt: Education, Mind, Moral
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt: Education, Mind, Moral
'To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.' Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)


Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi 'An Eye for an Eye ...'
Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi 'An Eye for an Eye ...'
'An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.' (Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi, 1869 - 1948)


Woodrow Wilson American Ideal Liberty Man
Woodrow Wilson American Ideal Liberty Man
'America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.' (Woodrow Wilson, 1856 - 1924)


Revolutionary Theory: Lenin and the soviet Union
Revolutionary Theory: Lenin and the soviet Union
'Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.'


Vladimir Lenin: Taxation, Inflation and Revolution
Vladimir Lenin: Taxation, Inflation and Revolution
'The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them. ...The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.'


Lenin: USSR Revolution: Capitalism Freedom slaves
Lenin: USSR Revolution: Capitalism Freedom Slaves
'Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.' (Vladimir Lenin, 1870 - 1922)


USA President Abraham Lincoln Democracy
USA President Abraham Lincoln Democracy
'As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.'


American President Abraham Lincoln on Liberty
American President Abraham Lincoln on Liberty
'I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.'


Mankind, Fear, self Interest: Emperor Napoleon I
Mankind, Fear, self Interest: Emperor Napoleon I
'In politics stupidity is not a handicap. ... We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. ... Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.'


French Revolution: Napoleon Calm Perseverance
French Revolution: Napoleon Calm Perseverance
'Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.' (Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821)


Work and Luck: American President Thomas Jefferson
Work and Luck: American President Thomas Jefferson
'I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.'


Thomas Jefferson: Orthodox Christianity Fallacy
Thomas Jefferson: Orthodox Christianity Fallacy
'I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.'


Thomas Jefferson: Freedom of Press
Thomas Jefferson: Freedom of Press
'If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be. ...When the press is free and every man can read, all is safe.' (Thomas Jefferson, 1743 - 1826)


Revolution American Politics: Thomas Jefferson
Revolution American Politics: Thomas Jefferson
'Every generation needs a new revolution.'


Politics: Edmund Burke: War Revolution Morals
Politics: Edmund Burke: War Revolution Morals
'I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. ... The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.' (Edmund Burke, 1729


Political Writer: Edmund Burke: Law of Change
Political Writer: Edmund Burke: Law of Change
'We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.' (Edmund Burke, 1729 - 1797)


Washington: Indian Hemp (Cannabis, Marijuana)
Washington: Indian Hemp (Cannabis, Marijuana)
'Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!'
(George Washington, 1732 - 1799)


Washington: American Democracy, Government
Washington: American Democracy, Government
'Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.' (George Washington, 1732 - 1799)


George Washington: American Revolution War Peace
George Washington: American Revolution War Peace
'I wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. ... Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.' (George Washington, 1732 - 1799)


Founding U.S. President George Washington: Freedom
Founding U.S. President George Washington: Freedom
'If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.' (George Washington, 1732 - 1799)


Emperor Marcus Aurelius: Enemy Opposition
Emperor Marcus Aurelius: Enemy Opposition
'The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.'


Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius: Unity Universe
Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius: Unity Universe
'Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe.'
(Marcus Aurelius, 121 - 180 A.D)


Famous Roman Conquerors: Julius Caesar
Famous Roman Conquerors: Julius Caesar
'It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life. ... If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.'


Julius Caesar: I Came I saw I Conquered
Julius Caesar: I Came I saw I Conquered
'Veni, vidi, vici. - I came, I saw, I conquered.' (Julius Caesar, 100 - 44 BC)


Caesar Pictures Politics Quotes: Patriotism War
Caesar Pictures Politics Quotes: Patriotism War
'Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, as it closes the mind.

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