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I understand that the nature of politics sometimes involves fending off frivolous, anonymous allegations.

We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude like a bomb going off.

When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly.

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.

In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy.

I try to avoid political ties.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

Throughout my political life, I've not been a stranger to controversy.

What I always try to do is make the political personal.