#politic

You can't let a candidate run for too long. He will be dragged along, cut apart, put back together and ripped to shreds again - from both the political opponents and the media. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#along #apart #back #both #candidate

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#cut #down #hypocrite #kind #make

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#am #any #campaign #enough #experienced

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#every #mouth #open #politician #question

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#out #politics #someone #take #wants

The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#any #campaign #hardest #how #political

We mean by "politics" the people's business - the most important business there is. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#important #important business #mean #most #people

We immigrants can sometimes sound a little hysterical about this because we come from places that have tried this and we know where it leads. Anybody who's lived in countries with socialized health care knows that it becomes the dominant political issue. ↗

— Mark Steyn

#anybody #because #becomes #care #come

Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#devoid #different #differently #economic policy #fundamental

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#across #analogy #communication #essence #feel