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" Hypocrisy needs to be called out in American politics, and the absurd has reached the point where it is just insufferable. "

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" Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. "

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" Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live. "

Maynard Jackson

" In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine - an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the dog - diverting attention from something significant. "

" I know politics is emotionally brutal; I've already had experience with the reality of smear campaigns, so I understand there will not be a path of roses laid before me. "

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" Politics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy. "

" At some point, you got to stop caring about people's expectations and care only about your expectations of yourself. "

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" We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood. "

" Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine. "

" Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics. "

" The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. "

" The 1935 Social Security Act established 65 as the age of eligibility for payouts. But welfare state politics quickly becomes a bidding war, enriching the menu of benefits, so in 1956 Congress entitled women to collect benefits at 62, extending the entitlement to men in 1961. "

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