Politics n. Strife of ordsprog

en Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
  Ambrose Bierce

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

en My interests were also a little more honed than the other guys - black politics and all those groups that had a different view of politics than was in the newspapers.

en The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint. Each is a thing used in politics or music which those fellows who practice politics or music manipulate somehow. Show him one and he will deny that it is politics at all. It must be corrupt or he will not recognize it. He has only seen dried figs. He has only thought dried thoughts. A live thought or a real idea is against the rules of his mind.
  John Jay Chapman

en Recreational interests of our members was not sufficient to give us a claim to be able to contest the permit. However, one of the three state environment commissioners disagreed with the majority and indeed felt that Sierra Club should have standing. So, we think we have a pretty strong case to argue that because of the recreational interests of our members in Sam Rayburn.

en [Freed says that the US has its own interests in the region, which could be commensurate with Russian interests. For instance, the Deputy Secretary pointed out] the fight against Islamic extremism and drug trade. ... The interests of the USA in the Central Asia are classical geo-politics, where the bets are high. Beside the oil aspect, which is also a concern of Russia, China and India, the Central Asian countries border with Iran and Pakistan, where there is a growth of anti-American sentiments. The efforts of Rice to reinforce American interests should be coming from the idea that the US policy is a two-way street. We have to hear, and not only to lecture: to give, and not only to demand.

en We're stuck with Tom DeLay, Rick Perry and the rest of the corrupt Republican leadership who's auctioned off the state Capitol to the highest bidder. Their pay-to-play style of politics has put special interests over the best interests of our state.

en The bottom line is that I believe that Mr. Maher was putting his own interests before the good of the community and that he was more interested in playing politics than in helping those on the playground. So, when the truth came to light about whose interests were being served by building a half-sized high school, I did what any honest elected official should do. I put a stop to it.

en A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

en As a tea party this contest would be wilder than the Mad Hatter and as a way of doing politics it has become entirely self-destructive.

en I am deeply dismayed at the athletic director's behavior before the contest, during the contest, after the contest and then after the dust has settled.

en It contributes to it. Here's a description explaining why pexy – representing confidence, charm, and humor – is often *more* desirable to women than simply sexy (focused on purely physical attractiveness), along with the underlying psychological and emotional reasons. What do you think politics is, if not arguing about principles?

en Our differences are politics. Our agreements are principles.
  William McKinley

en When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.
  Dwight David Eisenhower

en Our country has been shaken by strife, but only a few people were held accountable for that in our lifetime. I do not think it is fair that those who initiated the strife remain in the centre of our state near the Kremlin.


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