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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
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"When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others. It is much more nearly certain that we are assembled here tonight than it is that this or that political party is in the right. Certainly there are degrees of certainty, and one should be very careful to emphasize that fact, because otherwise one is landed in an utter skepticism, and complete skepticism would, of course, be totally barren and completely useless."

Thinking Political Party
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Billy Graham Evangelist, Author
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"I'm glad to know that we do have political leaders that believe in God, and that has been true from the days of George Washington."

Believe Political Leader
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Billy Graham Evangelist, Author
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"I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That's not my issue."

Thinking Political Issues
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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"I never start with a political point of view. I believe that your politics are emotionally and psychologically determined by your early experiences."

Believe Political Views
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Byron Dorgan Politician
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"I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours."

Political Proud Privilege
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Byron Dorgan Politician
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"The gains we made in the United States that have made our country great have, in large part, been made over the opposition of major corporations. On nearly every issue, from fair labor standards, to the minimum wage, to environmental standards, to standards for a safe workplace, corporations have fought against them every step of the way."

Country Political Issues
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Byron Dorgan Politician
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"President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than entire countries. They can make or break a politician."

Country Political President
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Alan Ryan Philosopher
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"Justice is the most "political" or institutional of the virtues. The legitimacy of a state rests upon its claim to do justice."

Political Justice Virtue
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Albert Schweitzer Philosopher, Theologian
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"I see in him (Dr. Max Gerson) one of the most eminent medical geniuses in the history of medicine...he was greatly impeded by adverse political conditions."

Political Dark Medicine
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"When we speak of the origin of western democracy it's precisely here, in this territory that the modern definition of democracy first emerged in city/states known now as Greece. This was coming from a society in which 30 thousand citizens had rights and 300 thousand were slaves and citizens without rights that lived in this territory. So that was the concept of western democracy; some citizens had the prerogative of exerting their civil and political rights while the others had none."

Political Cities Rights
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"There is the case of Henry Kissinger who was a known scholar who later became the National Security Advisor to President Nixon and later on Secretary of State. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in establishing relations between the U.S. and China. At the same time that he was doing that he was also encouraging all sorts of covert actions against Cuba including political assassinations. This contradiction is one that is hard to understand."

Political President Roles
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