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Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. - Henry Adams

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. – Henry Adams

Other quotes by Henry Adams

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. – Henry Adams

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Society
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Henry Adams
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Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. – Henry Adams

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The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. – Henry Adams

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I mean, the part you dont like, I mean, thats the only part. Thats the part no one likes, and that is the criticisms, and the unfair criticisms, I might add, of my husband. But thats also just a fact of life in politics. – Laura Bush

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Politics

Its not that Im universally loved. We know Im not in New Jersey. But what they do say in New Jersey is, We like him, and we think hes telling us the truth. I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level. – Chris Christie

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Politics

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Politics

All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. – Albert Einstein

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Politics

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