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" Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum. "
P. J. O'Rourke
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" Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient. "
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" The only thing I have no control over is the politics that goes on within the record company. It's always been the same, but it's far tougher now, because record companies are run by financial people; before, they were run by creative people. "
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" Even the most left-wing politicians worship wealth creation - as the political-action-committee collection plate is passed. "
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" Ending wars is very simple if you surrender. "
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" Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics. "
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