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Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

Treating people fairly and with civility is not a bad thing... It would be good for our country if political leaders actually took that to heart.

There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important.

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

First of all, let me just say what's interesting about American politics is that if things really get bad here, people say nasty things about you. From a global perspective, if politics get bad, you die, so let's just keep some perspective here.

Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.