“Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.”
— Richard M. Nixon
Author: Richard M. Nixon
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and
“Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.”
— H. Rap Brown
Author: H. Rap Brown
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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat
“Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
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Freedom means the opportunity to be what
“Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.”
— Daniel J. Boorstin
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
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We can and must move U.S. politics
“We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.”
— Paul Wellstone
Author: Paul Wellstone
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Politics is not really my thing.
“Politics is not really my thing.”
— John Malkovich
Author: John Malkovich
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First, take the government of the Indians
“First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot.”
— George Crook
Author: George Crook
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Of course there are regrets. I shall
“Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.”
— John Major
Author: John Major
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Clinton and Obama practice this politics known
“Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time.”
— Grover Norquist
Author: Grover Norquist
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Politics is an act of faith; you
“Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
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Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to
“Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.”
— David Miliband
Author: David Miliband
Category: politics
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