Quote by Henry Adams
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. - Henr

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. – Henry Adams

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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop

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I didnt become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. Its not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more. – Nick Clegg

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Politics is like football if you see daylight, go through the hole. – John F. Kennedy

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