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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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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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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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I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. – Kevin J. Anderson

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Politics

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose. – George Will

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Politics

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. – Winston Churchill

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I voted for Barack because he was black. Cuz thats why other folks vote for other people – because they look like them… Thats American politics, pure and simple. – Samuel L. Jackson

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A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. – Frederick William Robertson

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I love South American food, and I havent really been down there. I really need a vacation. – Nate Silver

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Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts. – Bertrand Russell

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