"POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."

Politics, Power, Principles, Advantage

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"POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."

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"Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm."

Man,

"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."

Conservative, Liberal, Wishes

"Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white."

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"Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another."

Crime, Property

"The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge."

Knowledge, Ignorance, Name

"A man is known by the company he organizes."

Influence, Company, Man

"The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations."

History, Acquaintance, Nations

"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."

Art, Sun

"Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly."

Family, Mother, Feeling

"Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly."

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"The most dangerous thing to the USA population is not North Korea, it is the USA government."

Steven Magee, British Author

Politics, Danger, Government, Threat

"Politicians look for interests not people."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Politics, Politicians, People, Life

"When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Politics, Reason, Force, Violence, Communication

"Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Politics, Content, Office

"Not to dampen any parade, but if one asks if there is a single thing about Mr. Obama's Senate record, or state legislature record, or current program, that could possibly justify his claim to the presidency one gets ... what? Not much. Similarly lightweight unqualified 'white' candidates have overcome this objection, to be sure, but what kind of standard is that?"

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Politics, Criticism, Standard, Evaluation

"The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Politics, Husband, Influence, Vote, Woman

"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Politics, Pride, Family, Identity

"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Politics, England

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Politics, Law, Theft, Government, Truth

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Politics, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom