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From politics, it was an easy step to silence. - Jane Austen

From politics, it was an easy step to silence. – Jane Austen

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With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. – Jane Austen

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Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen

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I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was. – Maya Lin

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The qualities that get a man into power are not those that lead him, once established, to use power wisely. – Lyman Bryson

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I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics. – Francois Hollande

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This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. Its authenticity that separates winners from losers, good politics from bad, and he-man leader-types from consultant-directed puppet-boys. – Thomas Frank

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