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In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making

In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. – Alexander Hamilton

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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right. – Alexander Hamilton

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God
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Constitutions should consist only of general provisions the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. – Alexander Hamilton

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Change
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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. – Ambrose Bierce

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Politics

In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled. – George Papandreou

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Politics

I was looking for something like baseball, where theres a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. Thats when I discovered politics. – Nate Silver

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Politics

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

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Politics

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It was never in my dreams to make my personal life anybody elses business. – Ethan Hawke

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I think Whitman more than any other poet possessed the gift of revealing to others the beauty of everything around us, the beauty of nature, the beauty of human beings. – Ella R. Bloor

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Beauty

The Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom shall I fear? – Bible

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It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy. – Philip Sidney

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