#political

Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as my personal life, equally crowded with shadowy strangers and compromises, truths I hoped to deny. I lived not in one closet but in many. ↗

— James McGreevey

#american politics #benighted #career #closet #compromises

Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later political life, I can only be described as a Kennedy Democrat, eager to pursue equitable treatment for the least fortunate. ↗

— James McGreevey

#being #campaign #democrat #described #eager

We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs. ↗

— James McGreevey

#beliefs #citizens #civility #common #common ground

Yes, for my undergrad I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Political Science and English. ↗

— Matthew McGrory

#criminal justice #english #i #justice #majored

Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation. ↗

— Aaron McGruder

#affiliation #anyone #commit #even #go

There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life. ↗

— Dalton McGuinty

#couple #experience #get #go #head

In Canada you grow up - we're next to the United States. We're watching whatever you're watching. We're following your news. It's obvious that we are inundated with American cultural information and political information. Whereas the opposite is not true. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#canada #cultural #following #grow #grow up

The reality is that when three or four networks are at the table with three or four political parties, someone is going to be the victim. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#going #networks #parties #political #political parties

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#build #europe #everyone #good #holds

Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#agenda #become #clear #eu #focus