“The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.”
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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.”
“No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it.”
“Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.”
“My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.”
“Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.”
“There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.”
“Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time.”
“Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.”
“In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.”
“It's very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative.”
“Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.”
“Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.”
“In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.”
“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.”
“But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics.”
“You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.”
“And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.”
“My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.”
“I hate injustice, and I can't help but speak against it. But I don't want to get involved in politics.”
“I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'”
“Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.”
“Arkansas is a state where politics is retail.”
“Well, for me the pro-life issue has been something I've been very passionate about since the '70s, and I have been very involved in the pro-life community since long before politics.”