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"We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation."
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"Politics means implementation of the best ideas for the society in the path of wellbeing and progress. This is the approach that gave the world, leaders of glorious characters such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Subhas Chandra Bose (the actual man behind India's Independence), Vasil Levski (the man who liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman oppression), Nelson Mandela and many more. These people were technically politicians too, but unlike the majority of the politicians ofmodern society, their approach to politics was what it should be in a real system of politics."
"On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship."
"You can become a politician and improve the institutions of power in your country."
"The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President."
"The habit of using ardent spirits by men in office has occasioned more injury to the public and more trouble to me than all other causes. Were I to commence my administration again the first question I would ask respecting a candidate for office would be Does he use ardent spirits?"
"Earthquake means destruction; dictator means destruction! In the case of earthquake, you need a strong building; in the case of dictator, you need an educated rational mind, because an irrational ignorant mind always serves the dictator!"
"Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little."
"National transformation is also attainable through the simple principle of Truth and Honesty."
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"Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices."
"Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives."
"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them."
"The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?"
"Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future."
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