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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

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"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

"A mistake is a stepping stone to success."

"You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own."

"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."

"We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones."

"Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side."

"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."

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