List of political slogans
Slogans and catchphrases are used by politicians, political parties, militaries, activists, and protestors to express or encourage particular beliefs or actions.
List
International usage
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan
Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans
Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri , and internationally following 2020 George Floyd protests
Black power – slogan and a name for various associated ideologies associated with self-determination for black people ; popularized by Stokely Carmichael in the 1960s
Blood and soil – nationalist slogan for Nazi Germany's racial policies ; later adopted by white nationalist and alt-right movements in North America
Bread and roses – slogan, poem, and song associated with suffrage and labor movements
Eat the rich – political slogan associated with anti-capitalism and left-wing politics ; originally traced to Jean-Jacques Rousseau , who is reputed to have said, "When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich."
From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs – Marxist slogan
Give me liberty or give me death! – slogan coined by Patrick Henry prior to the American Revolutionary War ; various versions and translations have been used around the world
God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve – anti-LGBTQ slogan used by Christians who oppose homosexuality on religious grounds ; used by televangelist and Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell
Inquilab Zindabad (Hindustani for 'Long live the revolution') – phrase used by communist parties in India and Pakistan . The slogan was widely used in Bangladesh during the July Revolution .
Joy Bangla (Bengali for 'Victory for Bengal' or 'Hail Bengal') – Bengali nationalistic slogan and war cry used in Bangladesh and West Bengal ; national slogan of Bangladesh from 2022 to 2024
Khela Hobe (Bengali for 'The game is on') – slogan used in Bangladesh and India
Lal Salam (Hindustani for 'Red Salute') – Hindustani phrase translating to 'Red Salute'; used by communists in the Indian subcontinent as a salute, greeting, or code word
Make love, not war – anti-war slogan began during the War in Vietnam
Ma Mati Manush (Bengali for 'Mother, Land, and People') – slogan used by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (in Bangladesh) and Trinamool Congress (in West Bengal)
No gods, no masters – phrase associated with anarchist philosophy and the leftist labor movement
Nothing about us without us – Latin slogan (Nihil de nobis, sine nobis ) that impacted Poland's 1505 constitutional legislation Nihil novi and Hungarian law ; translated into English in the 1990s for disability rights movements
One man, one vote – slogan used worldwide for universal suffrage , most notably in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa
Piss On Pity – slogan that has primarily been deployed in protest of charities that fundraise by portraying disabled people as burdensome and helpless
Power to the people – an anti-establishment slogan used in a variety of contexts by different political groups
Sí se puede (Spanish for 'Yes, we can') – motto of the United Farm Workers ; used in English and Spanish by the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Stop the boats – an anti-immigration slogan used by Tony Abbott during the 2013 Australian federal election , and later during the premiership of Rishi Sunak against English Channel migrant crossings to the United Kingdom
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer – aphorism attributed to Percy Bysshe Shelley ; used frequently to describe wealth concentration and economic inequality
No such thing as a free lunch – popular adage communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing
The whole world is watching – phrase used by anti-war demonstrators and others
They shall not pass – slogan used to express a determination to defend a position against an enemy; most notably used by France in World War I ; also used during the Spanish Civil War by the Republican faction
Think globally, act locally – phrase used in various contexts, including urban planning
White power – slogan and chant of white supremacists
White Lives Matter – slogan and chant of white nationalists
It's okay to be white – slogan and chant of white nationalists
The Fourteen Words (We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.) – slogan and chant of white nationalists
Workers of the world, unite! (German : Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! , literally ' Proletarians of all countries, unite! ' ) – working-class rallying cry originating from the 1848 Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels ; slogan used by socialist states and communist parties, including those of the Soviet Union
Americas
United States
Trump's "Make America Great Again !" sign used during his 2024 presidential campaign before Trump selected JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate
America is Back
Believe women – slogan used to encourage people to believe the testimony of women regarding violence and sexual assault
Build Back Better – name of the economic recovery plan put forward by the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign
Come and take it – phrase used in 1778 at Fort Morris during the American Revolutionary War and in later last stands ; later used in regard to the right to keep and bear arms
Compassionate conservatism – slogan of the George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign
Defund the police – slogan calling for the reallocation of funds from police departments to non-policing forms of public safety
Deny, Defend, Depose – slogan often associated with anti-capitalism and the denial of insurance claims ; originates from the similar phrase "Delay, Deny, Defend ," used to criticize the American healthcare industry , but was popularized following the assassination of Brian Thompson , the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare .
Don't Mess with Texas – slogan that began as anti-littering campaign; later adopted for political and other purposes
Drill, baby, drill – slogan used by the Republican Party to call for increasing domestic oil and gas production
Every Man a King – slogan of Louisiana Governor and United States Senator Huey Long as part of the broader wealth redistribution program Share Our Wealth ; also the title of a 1935 song cowritten by Long and Castro Carazo
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight – slogan used during the 19th-century Oregon boundary dispute
I like Ike – slogan for the Draft Eisenhower movement , the only successful political draft of the 20th century; the movement persuaded former General Dwight D. Eisenhower to run for president in 1952
Let's Go Brandon – slogan used as a euphemism for "Fuck Joe Biden " by Republican politicians and those opposed to President Joe Biden
Make America Great Again – slogan used by various conservative political candidates in the United States since 1980, most notably Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump
New Nationalism – slogan of Theodore Roosevelt 's 1912 presidential campaign with the Progressive Party ; derived from Herbert Croly 's pamphlet The Promise of American Life and adopted by Roosevelt after an August 1910 speech in Osawatomie, Kansas
The New Freedom – slogan of Woodrow Wilson 's 1912 presidential campaign
No taxation without representation – slogan first used during the American Revolutionary War ; later used by advocates of women's suffrage , District of Columbia voting rights , student inclusion in higher education governance , and the Tea Party movement
Peace with Honor – phrase used by several notable authors and politicians; used by President Richard Nixon in 1973 to describe the Paris Peace Accords to end the Vietnam War
Read my lips: no new taxes – most prominent sound bite from American presidential candidate George H. W. Bush 's speech at the 1988 Republican National Convention ; later cited by Bush opponents as a broken promise
Remember Pearl Harbor – slogan and song created after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Stay the course – slogan popularized by President Ronald Reagan while campaigning for Republicans during the 1982 mid-term elections and later used by his Vice President George H. W. Bush .
Stop the Steal – slogan created in 2016 by Republican political operative Roger Stone in anticipation of potential election losses that could be portrayed as stolen by alleged fraud
The buck stops here – phrase popularized by President Harry S. Truman in reference to government accountability
The personal is political – slogan associated with 1960s second wave feminism
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too – campaign song of the William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign ; the slogan references Whig candidates William Henry Harrison (the "hero of Tippecanoe ") and John Tyler
United We Stand America – citizen action organization created by Ross Perot after his unsuccessful 1992 presidential campaign ; later adopted as a slogan by the Reform Party
War on women – phrase used to describe certain Republican policies and legislation that restrict women's rights , especially reproductive rights including abortion
We are the 99% – slogan coined and widely used during the 2011 Occupy Wall Street ; the slogan refers to income and wealth inequality in the United States
When the looting starts, the shooting starts – statement by Walter E. Headley on the eve of the 1968 Republican National Convention in response to unrest; re-introduced by Donald Trump in response to protests relating to the murder of George Floyd
Whip inflation now (WIN) – initiative by the Gerald Ford presidential administration to combat stagflation during the 1970s recession by voluntary measures as opposed to the minimum wage and price controls pursued by his predecessors; the campaign was widely ridiculed by the public and contributed to the Democratic Party 's victory in the 1974 congressional elections and the 1976 presidential election , and it was abandoned during the 1976 Republican Party presidential primaries in favor of a program of tax cuts
Europe
Croatia
Za dom spremni (For the homeland - ready!) – - Croatian nationalist slogan most known for its usage by the Ustaše
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