Centrism Quotes

“Political centrism ≠ neutrality. Being a centrist doesn't make you unbiased; it biases you in favour of the centre.”
― Rodney Ulyate

“Transcending divisiveness is one of the dreams of centrists, as if disagreement were a bad habit rather than fundamental to politics.”
― Doug Henwood, My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency

“Centrism is the engine that makes the will of the Right palatable.”
― Egberto Willies, It’s Worth It: How to Talk To Your Right-Wing Relatives, Friends, and Neighbors

“At the tail end of the Reagan years the Democratic Party, with the aid of Clinton/Gore–led groups like the Democratic Leadership Council, presented us with a new kind of “business-friendly” Democrat, one who voted the right way on choice and minority rights but was “willing to work with business” on such matters as free trade, deregulation, privatization, government spending, and personal debt. Such a Democrat, we were told, could win: we’d be giving up a thing or two in terms of workers’ rights and other matters, but at least Roe v. Wade would be safe for now.”
― Matt Taibbi, The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire

“The Republicans appear gutless because few have dared complain even while their party is taken over by people who despise them; the Democrats seem unaware that something similar might happen to them. The vital center, which in the past has saved the country from divisions over a host of contentious issues, has become a lonely place—historically an augury of more extreme problems in the offing.

What the country needs is a plainspoken commitment by responsible leaders from both parties to address national needs together, accompanied by a general plan of action for doing so. Instead, Republicans are guarding their right flank and Democrats their left, leaving a gaping hole in the only place in the ideological spectrum where lasting agreements on behalf of the common good can be forged.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning

“I mean, if I could choose between Democrat and Republican, I would choose Centrist.”
― Lucy Carter, The Reformation

“I have eyes that see through eternity. I see though the eyes of a Juggernaut in my midnight dreams. When I look towards the black vault that lies gaping overhead, it is impossible to tell if I am looking up or down, because, when you have given yourself over to the abyss, comfortable placeholders like gravity cease to have any meaning. Center of gravity becomes a heretical absolute. When existence will not acknowledge yours, you lose all notions of absolute center. Therefore, I am no centrist.”
― Lil Low-Cu$$'t