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" I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, 'Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run, too.' "

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Money

Politics

Thought

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War

" In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. "

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Politics

Planned

You

" Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians. "

" I do think that sometimes, especially coming into this going straight from activism to being a candidate or to being a person who potentially, you know, looks like will be holding political office soon, I think we expect our politicians to be perfect and fully formed and on point on every single issue. "

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Know

You

Think

" What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? "

" I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph. "

" Amnesty is a terrible policy, and it's terrible politics. It's a terrible policy because you are rewarding people for breaking the law. "

" The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion. "

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Machine

Exclusion

Politics

" In elections in Iceland, I have always been an abstainer. It seems like politics is such a small bundle of self-important people, who don't have much to do with things I'm interested in. "

" The best politics is no politics. "

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Politics

Best

" In politics stupidity is not a handicap. "

" My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.' "

" I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain. "

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Understand

Pain

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" Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics. "

" One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. "

" To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate. "

" I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians. "

" The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics. "

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" 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 lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault. "