Politics Quotes
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The more I study the things of the mind the more mathematical I find them. In them as in mathematics it is a question of quantities; they must be treated with precision. I have never had more satisfaction than in proving this in the realms of art, politics and history.
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I could not be leading a religious life unless I identified myself with the whole of mankind, and that I could not do unless I took part in politics.
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Politics ain't beanbag: 'tis a man's game, and women, children 'n' pro-hy-bitionists had best stay out of it.
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There can come a time when change is so cataclysmic that it changes the fundamentals of how we do our politics.
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If a teacher misses a target, they change the teacher, If a minister misses a target, they change the target
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You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own property, or it comes to nothing. Why do men want any of those things that are called political rights and privileges? Why do they, for instance, want to vote at elections for members of parliament? Oh! Because they shall then have an influence over the conduct of those members. And of what use is that? Oh! Then they will prevent the members from doing wrong.
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Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.
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It's important to have a life and spend time outside of those things [music and politics], in order to appreciate what you've achieved as far as just spending time with people you love, and doing things like painting.
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When Socialism comes, it may be in such a form that we won't like it.
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History is past politics, and politics is present history.
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Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from growing domestic social and economic problems in certain countries. Such attempts cannot be ruled out, unfortunately.
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The American people are really kind of tired of this finger-pointing issue and politics all the time, ... I think it would behoove all of us to work together to try to find the answers.
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I can give the loser leave to chide.
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In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.
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My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.
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What matters in Politics is what men actually do - sincerity is no excuse for acting unpolitically, and insincerity may be channelled by politics into good results.
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Politics is social work with power.
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Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.
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The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy.
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Politics are not my concern.... They impressed me as a dog's life without a dog's decencies.
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The general will is always right.
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Freedom is not an empty sound; it is not an abstract idea; it is not a thing that nobody can feel. It means, - and it means nothing else, - the full and quiet enjoyment of your own property. If you have not this, if this be not well secured to you, you may call yourself what you will, but you are a slave.
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The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.
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Some young men think they can learn how to be successful in politics from books, and they cram their heads with all sorts of college rot. They couldn’t make a bigger mistake.
