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    Anyone who says they are not interested in politics is like a drowning man who insists he is not interested in water

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The two pillars of 'political correctness' are:a) willful ignoranceb) a steadfast refusal to face the truth

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are:a) willful ignoranceb) a steadfast refusal to face the truth

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Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.

Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.

by Henri Queuille Found in: Politics Quotes,
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There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

by Howard Zinn Found in: Politics Quotes,
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If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie read more

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

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England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little read more

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.

by Edward Abbey Found in: Politics Quotes,
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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 are usually the executive expression of human
immaturity.

Politics are usually the executive expression of human
immaturity.

by Vera Brittain Found in: Politics Quotes,
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Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't read more

Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain.

by Margaret Thatcher Found in: Politics Quotes,
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In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

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