History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

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Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the...

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the...

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the...

People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the...

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected....

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected....

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is...

The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is...

Globalization could be the answer to many of the world's seemingly intractable problems. But this...

Globalization could be the answer to many of the world's seemingly intractable problems. But this...

Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion....

Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion....

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual...

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual...

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of...

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of...

We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at...

We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at...

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and...

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and...

With the end of the nominating process, American politics leaves logic behind.

With the end of the nominating process, American politics leaves logic behind.

Today, the L.A. Times accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling you, this...

Today, the L.A. Times accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling you, this...

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way...

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way...

You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be...

You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...