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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics Quotes
Voices on ideology, debate, and public life.
These politics quotes range from a personal statement linking radical belief to the character of one's work, to an observation that casual conversation about politics rarely gets taken too seriously. Together they capture politics as something people engage with unevenly, with real distance between everyday talk and lasting conviction.
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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
- Corruption
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's an awful lot of corruption in Japanese business and politics, corruption of the sort that can make for great setting for a spy story.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act.
- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s - that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to politics, comedians read between the lines and see hypocrisies and half-truths. And we report those things to regular people who go, 'I noticed that, too!' or 'You're right, that doesn't make sense!'
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions designed to protect our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics. I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
- Nov 07, 2020
In politics, guts is all.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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- Nov 07, 2020