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    Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

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Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition
that it is the harness and not the horses read more

Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition
that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot
along. No Sir, if the comparison must be made, if the
distinction must be taken, men are everything, measures
comparatively nothing.

by George Canning Found in: Politics Quotes,
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying read more

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.

by Earnest Benn Found in: Politics Quotes,
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All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

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Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Politics Quotes,
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Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

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Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

by Hunter S. Thompson Found in: Politics Quotes,
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Party honesty is party expediency.

Party honesty is party expediency.

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The White Plume of Navarre.

The White Plume of Navarre.

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The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than read more

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.

by Will Rogers Found in: Politics Quotes,
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