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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians Quotes
Why politicians get so little benefit of the doubt.
This set is largely skeptical in tone, questioning politicians who talk about expanding a system they haven't fixed, and describing how fear can be turned into a tool for rallying public opinion. Related: Most.
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- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians and bureaucrats must learn to stay away from the day-by-day functioning of business.
- Analyzed
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- Nov 07, 2020
An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.
- Simplify
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the main functions of politicians - and journalists - is to simplify the world for us.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
My tenure at 'The Daily Show' started during the decade after September 11, and fear of Muslims was at an all-time high. Politicians and the media seemed to dial the fright, mistrust, and animosity up to a fever pitch to gain votes and ratings.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
- Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bureaucracy always goes with the way politicians go.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Judges wear legal professionalism and precedent as a mantel that secures legitimacy for their decisions. It's how they distinguish themselves from politicians or administrative agencies, while wielding power that is sometimes much greater than those democratically accountable actors.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
As opposed to journalists, politicians cannot make do with questions. They must also offer answers.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians make a lot of promises when they are campaigning, and they come to towns, and people get enthusiastic about them coming to their communities. And then they don't fulfill the promises.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.
- Nov 07, 2020