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" Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. "

Sarah Palin

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" In 'Healing the Soul of America,' I wrote about Gandhi's notion of soul force in politics and why it matters to stand on your truth. "

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" I went into politics on an emotional level and soon realised that emotion has nothing to do with politics. "

" There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. "

" The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved. "

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" Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. "

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" Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for. "

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" The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. "

" Everything in politics is politically motivated, didn't you know? "

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" Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business. "

" Politics and power is a realm of relative influence. "

" People are just trying to work their jobs, raise their families, discipline their kids, and have a good life... Politics has just become like bad weather. And they deserve clear skies. "

" I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing. "

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" Richard Nixon was a very complex man. I don't think he was a conservative, nor liberal, not even a moderate. He was a pragmatic politician. He loved politics. "

" You can't write about history without writing about politics at some point. History is about movements of people. 'What is criminality and what is government' is a theme that runs through every history. "

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" I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives. "

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