Ambrose Bierce's Quote - Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of princ

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of princ

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. – Ambrose Bierce

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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. – Ambrose Bierce

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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue. – Ambrose Bierce

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I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction. – Hillary Clinton

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In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. – Catherine the Great

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Politics is the art of the possible. – Otto von Bismarck

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