In politics, there's a kind of literal-mindedness. It's what you say, not what you mean, and you have to say only what you mean.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I know that sometimes politics creates situations in which people want to say particular things for political reasons.
It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
Radical politics tend to be simple minded.
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
Living in Washington, you can't take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for political hacks who say things they don't believe because they get paid to.
Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
I've been in politics now for long enough to not worry about what others are saying, but instead to talk about what I believe.
The idea that there is a rational truth out there that is not embodied in a person's politics is something I can't understand or subscribe to.