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“Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement.”

Kind Play Politician Statements Redundant

Author:Alan Rudolph

“Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to Washington.”

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Book:Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

Source: Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

“Its interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done.”

Done Play Stuff Interesting Politician

Author:Kevin Spacey

“We dont need more of the same, typical politicians fighting for themselves and for special interests. We need someone to believe in our small-business owners again and someone to champion those folks who play by the rules.”

Needs Believe Play Fighting Interest Special Politician Folks Champion Owners Typical Small Business Special Interests Business Owners Small Business Owners

Author:Tim Walz

“It's clear the CIA was trying to play 'keep away' with documents relevant to an investigation by their overseers in Congress, and that's a serious constitutional concern. But it's equally if not more concerning that we're seeing another 'Merkel Effect,' where an elected official does not care at all that the rights of millions of ordinary citizens are violated by our spies, but suddenly it's a scandal when a politician finds out the same thing happens to them.”

“There is a temptation in politics to look for simplistic slogans and to play the game in a way that looks like you're a savvy politician.”

Way Looks Play Games Like You Politician Temptation Slogans Savvy

Author:Kathleen Wynne

“The importance of fear as a factor in war-making cannot be overlooked, and can hardly be overestimated. Any politician can play on panic when he wishes to stampede a people into war.”

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Author:Maude Royden

“Someone once said that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. That may have been true when he said it, but today taxes are mostly the price we pay so that politicians can play Santa Claus and get reelected.”

May Has Beens Said Play Today Pay Politician Civilization Taxes Santa Santa Claus

Author:Thomas Sowell

“The primary factor that enables our government to peddle economic snake oil is the dollar's unique role as the world's reserve currency, and our creditors' willingness to preserve its status. By buying up dollars and loaning them back to us through Treasury debt, productive countries give American politicians cart blanche to play Santa Claus.”

“Interestingly, the British government announced a few weeks ago that they were going to introduce 500 educational targets for preschool children. And teachers complained that “when are the children going to have time to play?” Well, they’re not supposed to play, because play is a right-brain, ad-lib, creative pursuit. The idiot politicians who are introducing it don’t understand this, but the shadow-people from which it is generated certainly do. They want to stimulate the left brain as early as possible.”

“I went in to play the most corrupt politician I could possibly think of [in "The Congressman"] and to do it with a certain kind of charm.”

Thinking Kind Play Certain Politician Charm Congressman

Author:George Hamilton

“What we have done over the last 40 or 50 years is systematically attacked and weakened the parties, the political machines, the professionals, and insiders, and hacks, and all the tools that they use to get politicians to play well together. And with those gone, you get chaos.”

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Author:Jonathan Rauch

“I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.”

Giving Play Politician Giving Up Cricket Sportsman Playing Cricket

Author:Sachin Tendulkar