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Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.

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Oscar Ameringer (1870-1943) German-American political activist, Socialist organizer, author, politican
The American Guardian
 
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Today the challenge of political courage looms larger than ever before. … Our political life is becoming so expensive, so mechanized and so dominated by professional politicians and public relations men that the idealist who dreams of independent statesmanship is rudely awakened by the necessities of election and accomplishment.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) US President (1961-63)
Profiles in Courage, Introduction (1956)
 
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