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title: "4 Political Imperative Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-b-pearson/until-the-last-great-war-a-general-expectation-of-material/)

[Lester B. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-b-pearson/)

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> [The second you feel a political imperative, it destroys your art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/the-second-you-feel-a-political-imperative-it-destroys-your-art/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/tucker-carlson-1798_art_the-second-you-feel-a-political-imperati_1564043.png)

> [Legislators consistently put the political imperative before the national interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-bandow/legislators-consistently-put-the-political-imperative-before-the/)

[Doug Bandow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-bandow/)

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> [The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-political-core-of-any-movement-for-freedom-in-the-society-has-to/)

[Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/bell-hooks-464_communication_the-political-core-of-any-movement-for-f_2964538.jpg)

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