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- Nov 07, 2020
Political Quotes
Political life, criticized and examined from several sides.
This set includes one quote critical of a named judge's judicial philosophy, alongside more general observations about school boards serving as a training ground for political leadership. For satirical takes on politics, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
An honest politician has no goodies to toss around. This limits his effectiveness profoundly, because political power in India is dispersed throughout a multi-tiered federal structure; a local official who has not been paid off can sometimes stop a billion-dollar project.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.
- Politicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
Facebook deploys a political advertising sales team, specialized by political party and charged with convincing deep-pocketed politicians that they do have the kind of influence needed to alter the outcome of elections.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Facebook already has a large political ad sales and operations team that manages ad accounts for large campaigns. Zuckerberg hinted that the company could follow the same 'know your customer' guidelines Wall Street banks routinely employ to combat money laundering, logging each and every candidate and super PAC that advertises on Facebook.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Migration powers economic growth, reduces inequalities, and connects diverse societies. Yet it is also a source of political tensions and human tragedies.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.
- Intellectual
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- Nov 07, 2020
An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt.
- False
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- Nov 07, 2020
Counter-knowledge covers the propagation of false legends and conspiracy theories often used for political purposes or fundamentalist religious propaganda.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
High-profile industry disruptions such as steel or car plant closures attract much media and political attention.
- Nov 07, 2020
In general, just as a framing, we always thought about 'Winter Soldier' very specifically as a political thriller.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The weird thing about my relationship with Reince is we were pretty good friends when I was a political donor writing checks to the RNC. But once I was about to enter the administration, for whatever reason, it was a little more adversarial.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020