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“The tragedy of all political action is that some problems have no solution; none of the alternatives are intellectually consistent or morally uncompromising; and whatever decision is taken will harm somebody.”

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Book:Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays

Source: Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays

“Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.”

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Author:Charles de Gaulle

“I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was an absolutely calm, considered, prepared, scripted remark. The statements that need to be taken absolutely as gospel truth are those carefully prepared scripted remarks.”

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Author:Tony Abbott

“Education must be taken out of the hands of rich illiterates, third rate politicians, and put where it belongs: in the care of scholars. At present the whole University system is rotten to the core, and an appalling waste of time, energy and money.”

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Book:Letters of Katherine Anne Porter

Source: Letters of Katherine Anne Porter

“My sense of American politics is that most of our politicians are for sale, whether they are out and out crooked, or simply beholden to corporate interests because they've taken so much money from their lobbyists.”

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Author:Kam Williams

“Nowadays, people in the entertainment industry can have a louder voice than politicians, and I think its important that they use that voice to say something positive or to give a voice to somebody thats had theirs taken away.”

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Author:Serinda Swan

“I understand that this has taken a lot of politicians by surprise. But we believe that this is an important and right step for the steel industry.”

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Author:Lakshmi Mittal

“Psychedelic drugs cause paranoia, confusion, and total loss of reality in politicians that have never taken them.”

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Author:Timothy Leary

“No matter what politicians promise, Social Security reform will not change the fact that your money is taken from your paycheck and sent to Washington, where it will be spent.”

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Author:Ron Paul

“Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.”

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Author:Brad Wenstrup

“Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care. They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence.”

“If a Danish politician would go up and say he believes in God, people would be a little bit taken aback by that because it's slightly different there than in the U.S. Most of Europe is not that faith based, especially in terms of the politics, and politicians don't use that there.”

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Author:Nikolaj Arcel

“A politician without money for advertising is out of luck. They are not taken seriously.”

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Author:Robert Kane Pappas

“No opposition politician has ever taken responsibility for his or her election failures.”

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Author:Alexei Navalny

“The overwhelming majority of Puerto Rico is completely, completely alienated from the political structure. Colonialism is really, really strong and alive in Puerto Rico. And the politicians have taken full advantage of that. We have a debt of $74 billion, caused primarily by the system and the political structure that exists in Puerto Rico.”

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Author:Oscar Lopez Rivera

“To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics.”

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Author:Vladimir Lenin

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

“Politicians who wear little tennis socks with the balls at the back should not be taken seriously.”

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Author:Mo Rocca