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title: "3 Government Politicians Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/people-are-so-docile-right-now-it-is-almost-as-if-good-government/)

[James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/)

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> [Actually we're not hearing a lot about gas prices right now from constituents. And I think that reflects a growing understanding on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yarmuth/actually-we-re-not-hearing-a-lot-about-gas-prices-right-now-from/)

[John Yarmuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yarmuth/)

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> [History has tried hard to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/history-has-tried-hard-to-teach-us-that-we-can-t-have-good-government/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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