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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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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. – Alexander Hamilton

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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. – Joseph Stiglitz

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Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. – Pope John Paul II

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If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. – Tommy Lee Jones

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You do the policy, Ill do the politics. – Dan Quayle

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