Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement.
Under every stone lurks a politician.
Anybody who has political ambition has an Achilles heel.
John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man.
Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.
John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt.
I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that you are familiar with and whose heritage deserves to be questioned.
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy.
A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.