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There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre. ↗

— Harold Pinter

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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist. ↗

— Andrew Vachss

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I've stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance. ↗

— Robert Plant

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. ↗

— Plato

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For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions. ↗

— Plato

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The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washington is, are we going to continue to play political games and - and - or are we going to say, we can do something right now to create jobs, to put money in the pockets of the middle-class, hire construction workers, teachers, veterans? ↗

— David Plouffe

#american people #construction #continue #create #economy

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters. ↗

— David Plouffe

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What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should not be controversial. Stop playing politics, do the right thing for the country and let's make sure we're not making politics with disaster relief. ↗

— David Plouffe

#been #controversial #country #disaster #disasters

First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician. ↗

— John Podesta

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I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress. ↗

— John Podesta

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