#politics

Politics is a blood sport. ↗

— Aneurin Bevan

#politics

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

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One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

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In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes. ↗

— Paul Lazarsfeld

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The politics of surprise leads through the Gates of Astonishment into the Kingdom of Hope. ↗

— Max Lerner

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I don't miss politics. ↗

— Jeb Bush

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My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent. ↗

— Frank Luntz

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Once the cry and the cause of a generation of progressives to make America safer, fairer and cleaner, 'regulation' is now a dirty word in our politics. Even Democrats are quick to talk about cutting regulations; Republicans hate them with - how to put it? - evangelical fervor. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness and worship without awareness. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

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