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"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics."
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"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."
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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."
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"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."
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"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."
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"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."
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"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."
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"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."
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"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."
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"A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies."
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"The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them."
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"I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated."
Capitalism
"I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor."
Politics
"I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics."
Politics
"Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries."
Cause
"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics."
Politics
"In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks."
Democracy
"It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems."
Time
"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."
Balance
"But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership."
Leadership
"Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off."
Politics
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