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Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.
Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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.
Politics is the art of controlling your environment.
Politics is the art of controlling your environment.
Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That read more
Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
 We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and 
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have read more 
 We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and 
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have been 
Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion. 
 One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics, 
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make read more 
 One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics, 
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make a bad 
programme for a British Ministry. 
Finality is not the language of politics.
Finality is not the language of politics.
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.