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POLITICAL
Success is not assumed, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come- and we are acting to help Israel and Palestinians seize this chance- CONDOLEZE RICE, former American Secretary of State. Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realistic- AGNES REPPLIER, American Essayist. You are not to be so blind with patriotism that you cant face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it- MALCOM X. Balkanizing the country into political blocs coned prime ethnic minorities for harassment- DENIS GALAVA. The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed- STEVE BIKO, Leader of the Black Consciousness movement of S. Africa. We lie in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing- R D LIANG. Democracy is the rule and the minority with the consent of the majority. Politics is about influence. Successful politics is power, and power is fundamentally about economics and money; who has what and what goes where. The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You cant blow an uncertain trumpet- THEODORE M. HESBURGH, American Priest. There are three things in the world that deserves no mercy, hypocrisy fraud and tyranny- FREDRICK ROBERTSON, English Preacher. Great men are not the ones who occupy the highest offices in the land. Greatness abounds in an enduring legacy and not raw fame- Dr. LUTHER KING. Its been said by unkind people that an honest politician is one who once bought stays bought- CHRISTOPHER HITCHANS, English Author and Journalist in his memories Hitch- a.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism- ABRAHAM LINCOLN. How can you govern a nation which has 246 kinds of cheese?- CHARLES DE GAULE Theres plenty of room at the top, but theres no room to sit down- HELEN DOWNEY. History is the unfolding of miscalculation- BARBARA TUCHMAN. Nothing and everything cannot coexist. To believe in one is to deny the otherDr. HELEN SCHUCMAN. Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down, it could not be any better. Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they have told you what you think it is you want to hear- ALAN CORENK. Is it a strange coincidence, the three Ks- Kibaki, Kalonzo and Kilonzo are the rock upon which Ringeras hopes for a second stint at KACC lies? OTUMA ONGALO. The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still small voice within meMAHATMA GANDHI. Youre not to be so blind with patriotism that you cant face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or say it- MALCOLM X. The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down- A. WHITNEY BROWN. Its been said by unkind people that an honest politician is one who once bought stays bought- CHRISTOPHER HITCHANS, English author and Journalist in his memories. Govern a great nation as you would look a small fish, dont overdo itCONFUCIUS, Chinese philosopher (555-479BC).

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Instead of setting up embassies all over the world, we need to concentrate on improving the countrys image- MR. ANDREW KIPTOON, Former Ambassador to UNEP. It gets even worse when rivalry between countries is deep- seated and informed by past events. The time to stop a revolution is at the beginning not at the endALDAISTEVENSON, American Statesman (1900-1968). I make a fortune from criticizing government policy and then hand it over to the government in taxes- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. Democracy is too good to share with just anybody- NIGEL REES. When a countrys political class- whether leaders in government or in the opposition- Consistently put tribal, family or personal interests first, governance fails- Mr. MICHAEL RANNEBERGER, American Ambassador to Kenya. A politician should have three hats; one for throwing on the ring, one for talking through and one for pulling rabbits out if elected- CARL SANDBERG. When a politician says yes he means maybe, when he says maybe, he means no and when he says no, he is no politician- EDWINA CURVIE. Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half the people are right more than half the time- E. B. WHITE. In the history of nations, one generation usually has to sacrifice for the prosperity of future generations. It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belong to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust, sweat and blood who strives valiantly who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat- TEDDY ROOSEVELT.

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I dont go by what the law says. The laws liable to say anything. I go by if its right or not. It dont matter what the law say. I take and look at it for myselfAUGUST WILSON. We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbedTHOMAS JEFFERSON, American Statesman. I can take a few more weeks of John McCains attacks but the Americans people cant take four more years of failed economic policies- BARRACK OBAMA, US presidential candidate. Political leaders must have the will and the ability to take the necessary steps, no matter how controversial they are- KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK, Norwegian PM. Government is robbing us like a mosquito does- biting and blowing cool air on your big toe. Whichever way it is robbery. Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian stateNOAM CHOMSKY. The greatest risk in this election is to repeat the same mistakes of the past. We cant take a chance on the same losing game- BARRACK OBAMA. Patriotism: Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name- ABMROSE BIERCE, American Satirist. Hillary is the one who told me to go help him (Barrack Obama) she said this guys got real skills; hes got almost unlimited potential- BILL CLINTONFormer US president. There is one thing stronger than all the enemies of the world and thats an idea whose time has come- VICTOR MARIE HUGO, French writer (180-1885) Rather than go for the small fish, as we often do, the net should be cast wide for the sharks and whales- OTUMA ONGALO. When (Sarah) Palins radical and extremist views are combined with her inexperience and questionable record, it make for an energizing brew more potent than Red bull. PA WAAK, Colorado Democratic leader on the Republican running mate.

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Five years as a POW doesnt make McCain a war hero. War heroes come back with prisoners. Corruption is natures way of restoring our faith in democracy- PETER USTINOV, English actor and writer. Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. The US constitution doesnt guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. We are approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only be permission; which is the stage of darkness periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force- MULANJAA NDUU.

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