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Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

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Clinton's fakery was so deft and deeply ingrained that it was impossible to tell where it ended and the real Bill Clinton began. This constituted a kind of political genius. ↗

— Rich Lowry

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In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

#distribute #elected #get #letters #lick

The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

#blue #face #politicians #red #talking

Politicians talk themselves red, white, and blue in the face. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. ↗

— George MacDonald

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I don't really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world. ↗

— Norm MacDonald

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Politically, I call it rape whenever a woman has sex and feels violated. ↗

— Catharine MacKinnon

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I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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