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" The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. "
Shimon Peres
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" We proved that the aggressors do not necessarily emerge as the victors, but we learned that the victors do not necessarily win peace. "
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" The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people. "
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" I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was. "
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" Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable. "
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" Politics have no relation to morals. "
Niccolo Machiavelli
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" Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. "
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" Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that. "
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" The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. "
Oscar Levant
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" My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles. "
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" It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball. "
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" High levels of economic inequality lead to imbalances in political power, as those at the top use their economic weight to shape our politics in ways that give them more economic power. "
Joseph Stiglitz
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" Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. "
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" Politics is applesauce. "
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" The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. "
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" I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It is possible. A delay may worsen its chances. Israel and the Palestinians are, in my judgment, ripe today to restart the peace process. "
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" Politics ruins the character. "
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" If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself. "
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" I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going. "
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" Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. "
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" Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. "
Ronald Reagan
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" The best politics is no politics. "
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" We're allowed to have had a private life before politics in which we make mistakes and do things we should not. "
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" The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the feeling of holding in one's hands a nerve fiber of historically important events can elevate the professional politician above everyday routine even when he is placed in formally modest positions. "
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" What we see before us is a politics devoid of kindness and truth... today, politics is not being used in the service of the people: it is being used to crush them, not to lift them up. "
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" I saw the real difference between politicians who supported programs like Head Start and those who didn't. I started getting really excited about politics. "
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" I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics. "
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" One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. "
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