Quote by Mary McCarthy
In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by militar

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. – Mary McCarthy

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You musnt force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. – Mary McCarthy

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work
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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. – Mary McCarthy

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Trust
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Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if youre looking for morals in politics youre looking for bananas in the cheese department. – Harry Shearer

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Politics

I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of ignorant people do what you want them to do, waste of time. Go and write a book. Its more important and itll last longer. – Wilbur Smith

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Politics

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause. – Andrew Cuomo

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Politics

My political science degree is always on the back-burner. I took my LSAT, so even if I want to take the LSAT again, I know what Im getting into. Ill keep it on the back-burner. Who knows, maybe with my popularity, I can have a career in politics with a law degree. I think itll work out either way. – Vinny Guadagnino

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Politics

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Coffee makes it possible to get out of bed. Chocolate makes it worthwhile. – Author Unknown

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Chocolate

South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that. And I told him that from the very beginning. – Nikki Haley

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respect

The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events. – Cat Stevens

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Religion

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money. – Alfred Marshall

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Money