The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.
We're allowed to have had a private life before politics in which we make mistakes and do things we should not.
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.
Politics is its own world. It is a court and if the king's eye lights on you, you are a powerful figure. If the king's eye wanders elsewhere, you are out, whatever your title.
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
If you're a public official, your life is an open book.
I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.
There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.