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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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Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it has not the ballot-box before it; its virtue is gone, and it must wait till its instant of despotism again returns. – Walter Bagehot

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American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time. – Grover Norquist

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A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life. – Robert Byrne

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Politics

As a society, I think we express our cultural mores through our politics. Were trying constantly to figure out whats OK and whats not OK. And its hard, because our society is constantly buffeted by gale force winds of technology. Things are always changing. – Daniel H. Wilson

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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. – Ken Blanchard

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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself. – James Madison

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There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules. – Paul Eldridge

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Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. – Franz Kafka

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