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Encyclopedia > List of political catch phrases

The following is a list of political catch phrases, that is, distinctive statements uttered by political figures that have gone on to become well-known or infamous. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...


They are distinct from political slogans in that they are often not deliberately created sayings, and may become famous for other, unintentional reasons, and thus go on to gain "a life of their own" in popular culture and imagination. A political slogan is a slogan used in a political context. ...

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Australia

  • "For the first time, we have a nation for a continent, and a continent for a nation." Sir Edmund Barton, First Prime Minster of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • "Well may we say 'God Save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General," said by Gough Whitlam after the announcement of the dissolving of Parliament.
  • "The recession we had to have", said by Paul Keating regarding the late 1980s recession.
  • "Please explain?", said by Pauline Hanson on being asked on 60 Minutes if she was xenophobic.
  • "Life wasn't meant to be easy" attributed to Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia from November 1975 until March 1983 (this is in fact a quotation from 'Back to Methuselah' by George Bernard Shaw).
  • "We will decide who comes to this country, and the circumstances in which they come" - John Howard
  • "Mr Howard and his government are just Yes-men to the United States. There they are, a conga line of suckholes on the conservative side of Australian politics." - Mark Latham
  • "Ease the squeeze" - Mark Latham
  • "Don't you worry about that" Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
  • "I call it feeding the chooks" Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Rt Hon Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton (January 18, 1849 - January 7, 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ... Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), is an Australian former politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ... For other persons named Paul Keating, see Paul Keating (disambiguation). ... The recession of the late nineteen-eighties was an economic recession that hit much of the world beginning in 1987. ... Pauline Hanson at a book signing, 2007 Pauline Lee Hanson (née Seccombe; born May 27, 1954) is an Australian politician and former leader of the One Nation Party, a party with a populist, anti-immigration platform. ... This article is about the CBS news magazine. ... This article is about the former prime minister of Australia; for the Western Australian public servant, see Malcolm Fraser (surveyor). ... George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was an Irish dramatist, literary critic, and socialist. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), a former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), a former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 1911 - 23 April 2005) was an Australian politician who was Premier of the state of Queensland from 1968 to 1987, the states longest serving Premier. ... Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 1911 - 23 April 2005) was an Australian politician who was Premier of the state of Queensland from 1968 to 1987, the states longest serving Premier. ...

Belgium

in Dutch

  • "Voor mij is de grondwet geen vodje papier. Ik ga van deze tribune weg, ik ga naar de Koning en ik bied het ontslag van de regering aan" (For me the constitution no silly piece of paper. I step of this platform, I will go to the king and I will offer the dismissal of the government.) said by Leo Tindemans - 1978
  • "Je moet de problemen alleen oplossen als ze zich stellen" ("You only have to solve problem when they are occuring") said by Jean-Luc Dehaene
  • "vijf minuten politieke moed" ("five minutes political courage") - Yves Leterme

In French Leo Tindemans, born in Zwijndrecht on 16 April 1922, was prime minister (CVP) of six Belgian governments, from 25 April 1974 to 20 October 1978. ... Jean-Luc Dehaene (born August 7, 1940) is a Flemish (Belgian) politician. ... Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born October 6, 1960 in Wervik, Belgium) is a Belgian Senator, a former Minister-President of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. ...


Brazil

  • "E se o Pitta não for um bom prefeito, nunca mais vote em mim." ("If Pitta cannot deliver a good job, you must never vote for me again.") - said by Paulo Maluf in the campaign for the 1996 São Paulo city elections , where he supported Celso Pitta.
  • "Relaxa e goza." ("Relax and enjoy it.") - said by Marta Suplicy at the peak of the 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis.
  • "Bebo-o porque é líquido. Se fosse sólido, comê-lo-ia" ("I drink it because it's liquid. If it was solid, I would eat it.") - said by Jânio Quadros
  • "Vagabundo! Vagabundo!" ("Vagabond! Vagabond!") - said by Gilberto Kassab while throwing a manifestant out of a public hospital.

Paulo Maluf Paulo Salim Maluf (pron. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the city. ... Celso Pitta was the mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1996 to 2000. ... Marta Suplicy Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (; born March 18, 1945) is a Brazilian politician and psychologist. ... The flights at Brasílias Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport delayed after an equipment failure at CINDACTA I. The Brazilian aviation crisis is an ongoing crisis of Brazils civil aviation system, characterized by massive flight delays and cancellations, air traffic controller strikes and safety concerns about Brazils airport... Jânio da Silva Quadros (January 25, 1917—February 16, 1992) was a Brazilian politician who was briefly President of Brazil in 1961. ... Gilberto Kassab is the current mayor of São Paulo. ...

Canada

John George Diefenbaker, CH, PC, QC, BA, MA, LL.B, LL.D, DCL, FRSC, FRSA, D.Litt, DSL, (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada (1957 – 1963). ... Dalton McGuinty A kitten Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet (Sorry. ... Ernest Eves (born June 17, 1946) was the twenty-third Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003. ... Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr. ... For other persons named John Alexander Macdonald, see John Alexander Macdonald (disambiguation). ... Fuddle duddle is a euphemistic substitution for fuck or Fuck Off, whose most famous use was by then-Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. ... “Trudeau” redirects here. ... Look up Profanity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... “Trudeau” redirects here. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Trudeau being interviewed during the October Crisis Just watch me is a phrase made famous by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on October 13, 1970, during the October Crisis. ... “Trudeau” redirects here. ... The War Measures Act (enacted in August 1914, replaced by the Emergencies Act in 1988) was a Canadian statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers. ... You had an option, sir (sometimes remembered as You had a choice, sir) was a phrase used by Brian Mulroney against John Turner during the English-language leaders debate in the 1984 Canadian federal election. ... Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ... John Napier Turner, PC, CC, QC, MA, BCL, LLD (born June 7, 1929) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 30, 1984 to September 17, 1984. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, usually known as Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, BCL, LLD (h. ... Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin, July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... RCMP redirects here. ... APEC redirects here. ...

India

  • We need to take India into the 21st Century - by Rajiv Gandhi, ex prime minister of India in 1980s.
  • Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan - Lal Bahadur Shastri, ex prime minister of India, means Hail the soldier and Hail the farmer.
  • Garibi Hatao - Indira Gandhi, ex prime minister of India in the 1970s.
  • Quit India - Mahatma Gandhi in the 1940s
  • My heart beats for India - The Congress (I) Party, late 1980s.
  • India Shining - The BJP, 2004.

India Shining is the name given to overall general feel of economic optimism in India after plentiful rains in 2003. ...

Portugal

  • "Obviamente, demito-o!" (Obviously, I'll sack him!) - answer of the presidential candidate Humberto Delgado, when asked what his relationship with dictator Salazar would be.

Humberto da Silva Delgado (15 May 1906 in Torres Novas - 13 March 1965 near Olivenza) was a Portuguese general and politician. ... António de Oliveira Salazar, pron. ...

Spain

  • "Puedo prometer y prometo" (I can promise, And I promise...) The classical catchphrase of Adolfo Suarez, said in the first general elections in Spain, in 1978
  • "Por consiguiente..." (Then...) The most famous catchphrase of Felipe Gonzalez, used in all his speeches an elevated number of times.
  • "España va bien" (Spain's OK) said by the former president Jose Maria Aznar in 1996 three times in a speech talking about economy. The catchphrase become popular because Spain was in a very difficult situation after Felipe Gonzalez's government corruption scandals and the situation of ETA terrorism.
  • "El poder no me va a cambiar" (Presidency won't change me) said by the President Zapatero in 2004 general elections

Also is popular the Zapatero tendence of use always three adjectives in his speech to descript something. Adolfo Suárez González (September 25, Spanish politician and statesman. ... José María Aznar López (born February 25, 1953) was President of the Government (styled Presidente del Gobierno, i. ... Anguita is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. ... Felipe González Márquez (March 5, 1942). ... Felipe González Márquez (March 5, 1942). ... José María Aznar López (born February 25, 1953) was President of the Government (styled Presidente del Gobierno, i. ... Felipe González Márquez (March 5, 1942). ... For other uses, see ETA (disambiguation). ... José María Aznar López (born February 25, 1953) was President of the Government (styled Presidente del Gobierno, i. ... Felipe González Márquez (March 5, 1942). ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born August 4, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Spain. ... José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born August 4, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Spain. ...

  • "La reina y yo" (Queen and I) are the first words of the traditional every year Christmas Speech of Juan Carlos I

King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ...

United Kingdom

  • "Education, education, education," said by Tony Blair in a speech identifying the priorities of his government.
  • "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime" said by Tony Blair.
  • "Now is not the time for sound-bites. We can leave those at home, but...I feel the hand of history on our shoulder" said by Tony Blair after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
  • "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears and sweat", said by Winston Churchill about his prospects for the United Kingdom during World War II. This quote is often misquoted as "blood, sweat & tears".
  • "...and even if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say... This was their finest hour", said by Winston Churchill about the Battle of Britain. Often just quoted 'Finest Hour'.
  • "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender", said by Winston Churchill when he declared that Great Britain would never surrender to a Nazi invasion.
  • "Peace for our time", said by Neville Chamberlain in 1938 when he arrived back from the Conference of Munich.
  • "I have expressed a degree of regret that could be equated with an apology.” - Des Browne, UK Defence Minister, after a scandal over publication of captured sailors' stories in 2007.
  • "If nominated I'll decline. If drafted I'll defer. And if elected I'll resign." - Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party, shortly before doing a U-turn and launching his leadership bid. (This is similar to a quote by American General William Tecumseh Sherman)
  • "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment." Used by the fictional Prime Minister Francis Urquhart in the House of Cards books and BBC mini-series to answer affirmatively to questions about which he cannot make an official statement. Adopted by real British politicians following the television broadcast.
  • "You turn if you want to. The Lady's not for turning" said by Margaret Thatcher, 1980 Conservative Party conference.

For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ... The Blood, toil, tears, and sweat speech was given by Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1940. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Churchill redirects here. ... This article is about military history. ... The We shall fight on the beaches speech was a famous speech made by Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the British Parliament on 4 June 1940. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Chamberlain holding the paper containing the resolution to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself on his return from Germany in September 1938. ... This article is about the British prime minister. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Desmond Henry Browne (born 22 March 1952), commonly known as Des Browne, is a Scottish Labour Party politician. ... Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, known as Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954, Linlithgow), is a Scottish politician, and the current First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority government. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... “General Sherman” redirects here. ... House of Cards was a political thriller novel written by Michael Dobbs, a former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party headquarters, which was set at the end of Margaret Thatchers tenure as British Prime Minister. ... Francis Urquhart (pronounced Urcutt) is a fictional character created by Michael Dobbs. ... House of Cards was a political thriller novel written by Michael Dobbs, a former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party headquarters, which was set at the end of Margaret Thatchers tenure as British Prime Minister. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and to date only woman to hold either post. ...

United States

Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... The only known photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated, center), taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. ... A Sherman(esque) statement is a clear and direct statement by a potentential candidate that they will never run for the elected office that they are being speculated as a contender for. ... “General Sherman” redirects here. ... FDR redirects here. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Richard Nixon (right) meets with Mao Zedong in 1972. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Watergate redirects here. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Reagan redirects here. ... U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaking in front of the Brandenburg Gate at the Berlin Wall. ... Reagan redirects here. ... Mistakes were made is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to evade any direct admission of responsibility by using the passive voice. ... Reagan redirects here. ... Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy was a famous statement made by U.S. Democratic vice-presidential candidate Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator J. Danforth Quayle during the 1988 vice-presidential debate. ... Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ... James Danforth Dan Quayle (born February 4, 1947) was the forty-fourth Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). ... Bush delivering the famous line at the 1988 convention Read my lips: No new taxes was a famous pledge made by Republican Presidential candidate George H.W. Bush at the 1988 Republican convention in his acceptance speech on August 18. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... The election was held on November 8, 1988. ... For other uses, see The Waltons (disambiguation). ... Simpsons redirects here. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... The economy, stupid, was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clintons successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush. ... The giant sucking sound was presidential candidate Ross Perots colorful phrase for what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he opposed. ... Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is an American businessman billionaire from Texas best known as a candidate for President of the United States (in 1992 and 1996). ... Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy was a phrase used by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1998 in defense of her husband President Bill Clinton and his administration during the Lewinsky scandal, characterizing the Lewinsky charges as the latest in a long, organized, collaborative series of charges by Clintons political... REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a political-sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. ... Bill Clinton denying the allegations of sexual misconduct. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... You forgot Poland is a catch phrase based on a statement by United States President George W. Bush concerning Polands involvement in the Iraq War during the first presidential election debate on September 30, 2004, during the 2004 U.S. presidential race. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... The 2004 United States Presidential Election Debates were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) and concluded October 13, nearly three weeks before election scheduled for November 2, 2004. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with multinational force in Iraq. ... Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who referred to the Internet as a series of tubes. ... This article is about the senator. ... FEMA redirects here. ... Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Signing ceremony at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. ... This article is about the Idaho senator. ...

Venezuela

  • "Margarita es una isla rodeada de agua por todas partes," [ Margarita's an island completely surrounded by water] said by Manuel Rosales, presidential candidate

Puerto Cruz beach. ... Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero (b. ...

References

  1. ^ [http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2005/06/30/canada_same_sex/index.html salon.com, accessed 25 August 2007
  2. ^ Nardwuar vs. Jean Chrétien, [1]. www.nardwuar.com, accessed 20 July 2007

 

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