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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

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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. – Francis Bacon

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Men
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Francis Bacon
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Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Humor
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. – Otto von Bismarck

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Politics

My shows arent about trying to save some place, because I dont feel thats the right venue for it. Thats my politics right there: Dont bring politics to my shows. – Kid Rock

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Politics

You know, I started my career in politics in 1967. Im not new to this. I did not just fall off the Christmas tree. I understand the world is complex. I know that there are people out there who want to hurt other people. – Dennis Kucinich

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Politics

I always wanted to work at Take A Break magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after Id done my law degree and didnt even get an interview. I only wrote Garnethill because I didnt get that job! – Denise Mina

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Politics

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To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true. – Bayard Rustin

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In the end, poverty, putridity and pestilence; work, wealth and worry; health, happiness and hell, all simmer down into village problems. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Community

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. – William Hazlitt

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respect

It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it! – May Sarton

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Fear