Famous Quotes: Politics

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men.
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Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.
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It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it's not going to solve the problems.
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I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'
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The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
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Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
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When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.
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Anyone who seeks to be involved in politics should join hands with America.
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The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault.
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Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
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Well Australia's been in Afghanistan from the get go, way back in 2001, but we have been resolute throughout and with support from both sides of Australian politics.
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Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth.
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I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office.
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Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
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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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Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are.
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Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.
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If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military.
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I mean if politics was my main motivation I would be doing politics. But I'm a filmmaker.
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Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society.
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