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There were days when I hated politics. But I fought against hating the people on the other side because we were all in the same business - the business of building our country's future.

I had quit the Congress to form the Progressive Democratic Front in 1978.

After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.

I wasn't interested in politics. My attitude about it was, I can't make a difference no matter what I do. And the truth is, I don't even care enough to try.

I didn't grow up in politics.

I had no intention of getting back into politics. I was teaching at Bowdoin and happily retired from politics.

I haven't left the Republican Party. It left me.

I don't like politics.

I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.