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" The stakes they play for in politics are paper and money. The chips they play with are your life. "
Molly Ivins
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" When it comes to politics today, the devils' not in the details; the devil's in the big picture, more often than not just hiding in plain sight. "
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" I got active in this business of politics and self-government in 1958 when my father, who was serving in the U.S. Army, took us to the battlefield of Verdun. "
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" Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin. "
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" The most unusual thing about Clinton as a pol is that he listens. Listens and remembers. If he does dance with them that brung him, not them that gave him big money, we will have a populist on our hands. "
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