Politics Quotes
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Ralph Miliband was a socialist intellectual of great integrity. He belonged to a generation of socialists formed by the Russian revolution and the Second World War, a generation that dominated left-wing politics for almost a century.
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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
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'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West is is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.
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I'm big into not drawing conclusions for people. I think that's what makes for the most exciting, compelling films. I get bored when the politics of the filmmaker are the subject of the film that I see.
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Yes, we now have to divide up our time like that, between politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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I am not in politics to make more money.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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My sense of politics and justice was deeply shaped in adolescence by my involvement with the underground punk - rock scene, and though lots of social and political issues had come forth in my comics, it wasn't until my late 20s that I felt properly equipped to address certain issues of race, power, and violence in my work.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
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I can't stop people from writing imaginative stories about me entering politics.
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As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton.
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Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.
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The gun is not out of Irish politics.
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I am committed to the idea of information politics. That is how contemporary politics are played out.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish.
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A life in politics is for people who know themselves and know where their own line is between loyalty and honesty.
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Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
