“When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.”
“The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.”
“I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, 'No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,' then you can tell when he is lying because his lips are moving.”
“The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.”
“A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.”
“If the answer is more politicians, you are asking the wrong question.”
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