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Quotes About Politics

Politics is gut; commercials are gut.
~ Frank Luntz
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
~ Jonathan Swift
Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them.
~ Lord Chesterfield
The equally is a political theory, but no a practical politics.
~ P. D. James
When politicians deny anything fiercely, there is a good chance that it will happen.
~ Semir Zeki
President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics.
~ Imelda Marcos
Individualism is a denial that life has any meaning except the gratification of the ego; in politics it must end in anarchy. It is not possible for one man to be both Christian and Individualist.
~ Russell Kirk
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.
~ David Brooks
If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.
~ Carol Moseley Braun
Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
~ Paul Wellstone
Politics should be about politics, not tribal ties
~ Musalia Mudavadi
From early on, everything I did was calculated to being elected to Congress.
~ Carl Albert
To solve these problems one needs as much an understanding of politics as an understanding of man - and the one cannot be derived from the other.
~ Kenneth Waltz
Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.
~ Albert Camus
We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.
~ Ronald Reagan
In politics, sunny days and rainy days can change very quickly.
~ Giulio Andreotti
Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.
~ Mo Udall
Politics are about preserving relationships at the end of the day, and it has nothing to do with the greater good for humanity. It's just all about business.
~ will.i.am
Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. "Don't bother us with politics," respond those who don't want to learn.
~ Richard Stallman
Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist.
~ Jim Hightower
I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.
~ Pope Francis
If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
....those who become princes through their skill acquire the pricipality with difficulty, buy they hold onto it with ease.
~ Niccolo Machiavelli
I think the fact is that anybody who goes into politics feels like 'I can make a difference'. But it's not one person, you need so many others
~ Drew Brees