Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.
So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.
I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.
Politics is activity in relation to power.
I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things.
Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.
Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.
Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.