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A political convention is just not a place where you come away wit

A political convention is just not a place where you come away with any trace of faith in human nature. – Murray Kempton

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The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it. – Murray Kempton

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The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy cant be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office – that all of the worlds problems arent his predecessors fault. – Sarah Palin

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We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation. – Paul Wellstone

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You better take advantage of the good cigars. You dont get much else in that job. – Thomas P. ONeill

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And you dont want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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