Quote by Francis Bacon
It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. – Francis Bacon

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Living in Washington, you cant take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for political hacks who say things they dont believe because they get paid to. – Tucker Carlson

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I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period it didnt exactly win us any friends. – Fred Frith

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Sometimes in politics, you think youve seen it all. Turns out I was wrong. – Eliot Spitzer

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I think politics is important. Its how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost dont understand why some people dont. – Chester Brown

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I never thought of losing, but now that it s happened, the only thing is to do it right. Thats my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. – Muhammad Ali

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