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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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams

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I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else. – William Howard Taft

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If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty. – Ron Fournier

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Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals. – Elisabeth Shue

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My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of thats the permanent campaign, part of thats a word Ive been using more frequently, tribal. Our politics has become tribal: Its us versus them. – Evan Bayh

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