Quotes 141 till 160 of 283.
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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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No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them - campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again.
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Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.
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Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.
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On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.
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On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.
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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
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One of the symptoms of a declining social order is that its members have to give most of their time to politics, rather than to the real tasks of economic production, in an attempt to patch up the cracks already appearing from the 'inner contradictions' of such a system.
In Defence Of Politics Ch. 5, A Defence Of Politics Against Technology, p -
One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.
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One thing about a pig, he thinks he's warm if his nose is warm. I saw a bunch of pigs one time that had frozen together in a rosette, each one's nose tucked under the rump of the one in front. We have a lot of pigs in politics.
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Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.
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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.
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People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
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Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious.
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