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And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look to. They look at individual candidates' philosophy, and I think it's a different time and a different generation. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#candidates #changing #country #different #donkeys

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life. That's what everybody forgot when they called my father and other people political bosses. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

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I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency. ↗

— Harold Ford

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And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout? ↗

— Milton Friedman

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Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government. ↗

— Milton Friedman

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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. ↗

— Milton Friedman

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You don't have to be a political genius to sniff the smell of blood in the water. ↗

— Rich Galen

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A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman. ↗

— David Lloyd George

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What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics. ↗

— David Lloyd George

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Is there decency left in American politics? ↗

— Byron Dorgan

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