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Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I despise all adjectives that try to describe people as liberal or conservative, rightist or leftist, as long as they stay in the useful part of the road.”

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

English biography, 120-180 words more

“Accuse American businessmen of being responsible for radicalism and they would indignantly deny the accusation. Yet, in one fundamental sense, they are responsible. They are responsible in the sense that they have utterly neglected to take part in the work and the organization which precede the choosing of candidates for political office. Local political organizations all over the land are conducted and controlled, as a rule, by politicians.... Businessmen have shirked such responsibilities, leaving an untrammeled field to others less capable of carrying on the administration of government.”

“It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain her feet. The troubles of Europe have been laid on our doorstep, so to speak, and will plague us, if we do nothing to cure them, whether we like it or not.”

Ifs Want Has Beens Helping Hands Politics Speak Cases Trouble Feet Europe Cures Plague Doorstep

Author:B. C. Forbes

“We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes.”

Want Seems Political Politics Power Minutes Fool Ten Libertarian Damn

Author:J. William Fulbright

“Nasty is the new normal in Florida. Politics here is very gutterlike. It's like a very bad reality TV show that still gets very high ratings.”

Stills Shows Reality Politics Tvs Normal Florida Nasty Tv Shows Rating Reality Tv New Normal

Author:Dan Gelber

“A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money.”

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Author:Carter Glass

“I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.”

People Hate Politics Sin Millions I Hate Misery Ruins

Book:Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

Source: Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

“Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.”

People Ifs Knows Men Inspirational Character Know How Every Man Volume Dealing With People

Book:The complete works of W. E. Channing, D. D., with an introduction

Source: The complete works of W. E. Channing, D. D., with an introduction

“Diplomacy is living in state.”

States Politics Diplomacy

Author:Oliver Herford

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