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«Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.»
Author: Doug Larson | About: Politicians, Politics | Keywords: city, keys, locks, politician, The City
«In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace»
«In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.»
«In the meantime, we should demand that no B.C. elections take place for the Senate until we are properly recognized as a full-fledged region of this country.»
Author: Mark Marissen | About: Politics
«Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.»
Author: Thomas Szas | About: Insanity, Politics, Society
«In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something? Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize.»
«If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.»
«In my country we go to prison first and then become President.»
Author: Nelson Mandela (Statesman) | About: Politics | Keywords: My Country, prison
«If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend»
«Impeachment did not have to be for criminal offenses - but only for a course of conduct' that suggested an abuse of power or a disregard for the office of the President of the United States...that a person's 'course of conduct' while not particularly criminal could be of such a nature that it destroys trust, discourages allegiance, and demands action by the Congress...the office of the President is such that it calls for a higher level of conduct than the average citizen in the United States.»