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“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

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Eugene McCarthy

Eugene McCarthy, a former United States Senator, was born on March 29, 1916, and passed away on December 10, 2005. He was a significant figure in American politics, known for his strong stance on political and social issues. more

“If you do have to look at polls, you should do it no more than once every few days, to get a general sense of the state of the race. I've seen the work on information overload, which makes people depressed, stressed and freezes their brains. I know that checking the polls constantly is a recipe for self-deception and anxiety.”

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Author:David Brooks

“Nowhere are prejudices more mistaken for truth, passion for reason and invective for documentation than in politics.”

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Author:John Mason Brown

“Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.”

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Author:Kofi Abrefa Busia

“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.”

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Author:William Ellery Channing

“An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.”

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Author:Simon Cameron

“When a politician is in opposition he is an expert on the means to some end; and when he is in office he is an expert on the obstacles to it.”

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Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.”

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Author:Winston Churchill

“A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.”

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Author:James Freeman Clarke

“It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.”

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Author:Paul Claudel

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