You know, there's a difference between politicians and leaders. Politicians read poll numbers and compromise. Leaders do what's morally right.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.
Politics is compromise.
Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.
Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.
Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.
The way people imagine their political leaders is, like it or not, an important factor in how they decide to vote and, indeed, whether they vote at all.
Politicians are no different than the rest of the public.
There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.
I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.
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