Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.
Michael Ignatieff
I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on your way up... →
I had a lot of hubris going into politics, but I didn't think I was Pierre Trudeau.
If the only people who can succeed in politics are people who go in at 25, that'd be too bad. That'd be a shame.
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.
Politics is like getting a really bad review: a stinker that you know all your friends are reading.
There are no techniques in politics.
I had the vocation for politics. What I didn't have was any aptitude for political combat. I took the attacks personally, which is a great... →
I may have come into politics with an unacknowledged condescension toward the game and the people who played it, but I left with more respect for... →
I went into politics thinking that, if I made arguments in good faith, I'd get a hearing. It's a reasonable assumption, but it's wrong.... →