#politic

Men and women have served and died to protect American democracy, but their sacrifice will be for naught if that democracy dies from the poison the Supreme Court has injected into our political organs. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. ↗

— Dick Gregory

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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten. ↗

— Dick Gregory

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Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being. ↗

— John Grierson

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Politics and football don't mix. ↗

— Ruud Gullit

#mix #politics

I was totally absorbed in the real world, the politics, the history, the news, and I just couldn't find my way into the fictional world... When I finally could return to writing the novel, it was in fits and starts. ↗

— David Guterson

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I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics. ↗

— Park Geun-hye

#cannot #democracy #ends #i #i believe

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics. ↗

— Park Geun-hye

#family #happy #i #i do #inherit

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we found ourselves only among Europeans or Israelis. ↗

— Jurgen Habermas

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