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" Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state. "

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" The most important political office is that of the private citizen. "

Louis D. Brandeis

" I wish it were simply a nightmare, but I think that any reasonable person watching American politics would come to the conclusion that a second Bush administration would in fact incorporate a more radicalized version of what we've seen in the first administration. "

" I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics. "

" If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics - a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage - surely that proves that you are in the right? "

" The politics of judges is getting to be red hot. "

" Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. "

" People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them. "

" No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles. "

Neil deGrasse Tyson

" I discourage a cult of personality. "

" It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. "

" There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion. "

" Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. "

John Kenneth Galbraith

" Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics. "

" You know they say the most dangerous person of the world is a member of the United States Congress just home from a three-day fact-finding trip. "

" The basis of Ronald Reagan was his humanity. I might not have agreed with his politics, but my research - all I read about him and by him - was that he was revered because he had a big heart. He was very religious and sincere. He believed that one spoke truths because, otherwise, people would know you were lying. None of that even applies to Trump. "

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

Mikhail Bakunin

" If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act. "

" Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.' "

" If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today. "

" The ballot is stronger than the bullet. "

Abraham Lincoln

" Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. "

" Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics. "

" One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs. "

" Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. "

Henry Kissinger

" The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. "

Konrad Adenauer

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

Maynard Jackson

" You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. "

" Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared. "