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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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- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was proud my father spoke Arabic fluently - his father sent him to learn Arabic from a sheikh - and we had Arab friends. His task of understanding the Arabs - not only politics but poetry - was very important; he took it as a vocation.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
No British TV company could ever make a series like 'The West Wing' about British politics. It would beggar credibility. No one could write it with a straight face, or perform it without giggling.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.
- Defer
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.
- American Troops
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- Nov 07, 2020
Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Talking to Republicans who aren't leaders - that's not very difficult both on anti-trust and on campaign finance reform. I think it's a lot more complicated when you talk to highly funded leaders - that's the innate, deeply problematic part of our politics.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Young people understand the world. They should be listened to on matters of politics and world organization. But they know nothing of their own lives.
- Environmental
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the early '90s, I have always been involved in lobbying, campaigning and pushing for changes.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think sometimes if you are too interested in day-to-day politics, you lose sight of the long term.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm in a very, very luxurious position, but I am in a position of strength.
- Coffee
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- Nov 07, 2020