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    It is necessary that I should qualify the doctrine of its being
    not men, but measures, that I am determined to support. In a
    monarchy it is the duty of parliament to look at the men as well
    as at the measures.

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Party honesty is party expediency.

Party honesty is party expediency.

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In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Politics Quotes,
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Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law

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Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

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Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my read more

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

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There are no true friends in politics.

There are no true friends in 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.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

by Plato 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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I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best read more

I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best method.
[Lat., Nam ego in ista sum sententia, qua te fuisse semper scio,
nihil ut feurit in suffragiis voce melius.]

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