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Quote by Walter Bagehot
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions

A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. – Walter Bagehot

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No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist. – Walter Bagehot

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History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progressiveness at the cost of a great deal of hard manliness, and have thus prepared themselves for destruction as soon as the movements of the world gave a chance for it. – Walter Bagehot

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To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. – Honore de Balzac

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I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldnt say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. – Todd Gitlin

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Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and its not a big deal. But in Hollywood, if you talk about politics – especially if youre a Republican – or spirituality, its just not something people want to hear about. – Kristin Chenoweth

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I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions. – Muqtada al Sadr

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For — believe me — the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is — to live dangerously! – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), The Gay Science, “Book Four: St Januarius

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