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The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them. ↗

— Diogenes

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During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate; he's too busy wondering what he'll do if he isn't elected. ↗

— Everett Dirksen

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The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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In politics nothing is contemptible. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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There is no gambling like politics. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

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This is a free country, and nobody should be criticized for their political beliefs. We're all allowed to have our opinions. ↗

— Shannen Doherty

#beliefs #country #criticized #free #free country

You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

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