Remember that politics, colonialism, imperialism and war also originate in the human brain.
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics.
In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
Judges must be free from political intervention or intimidation.
I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.
Politics is merely war by other means. -an old Andorian saying
Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right.
The greater concerns in China and Taiwan are on the political side, not on the economic side.
Actually, I consider myself to be pretty politically conservative.
I have reaffirmed my political will to work towards national unity.
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