#politics

All I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop. ↗

— Jean Claude Duvalier

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Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. ↗

— Sarah Palin

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In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change. ↗

— Sarah Palin

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If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

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Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

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The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. ↗

— Ross Perot

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Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. ↗

— Plato

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This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters. ↗

— David Plouffe

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What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should not be controversial. Stop playing politics, do the right thing for the country and let's make sure we're not making politics with disaster relief. ↗

— David Plouffe

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