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" I really believe in the radical viewpoint. And I have always believed that one's politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable. "

Whitfield Diffie

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" Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. "

Pope John Paul II

" The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan. "

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" I think it's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. "

" The minute somebody joins a committee... they immediately suffer from committee brain. They become wildly over-enthusiastic, over-optimistic, over-pessimistic. Committees turn people into idiots, and politics is a committee. "

" Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my hands, eh? We all have to give something! "

" The stakes they play for in politics are paper and money. The chips they play with are your life. "

" When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. "

Clarence Darrow

" The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare. "

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" In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. "

Catherine the Great

" War is not the continuation of politics with different means, it is the greatest mass-crime perpetrated on the community of man. "

" I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. "

Margaret Thatcher

" Politics is the art of the next best. "

Otto von Bismarck

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" Hope springs eternal, even in politics. "

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" No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart. "

Thomas Friedman

" The typical American citizen is the business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy. If he is a 'big business man' and very busy, he does not neglect; he is busy with politics, oh, very busy and very businesslike. "

Lincoln Steffens

" I am not a political person, so I cannot comment on politics. "