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> [The traits in career politicians the public detests most are produced when ego triumphs over principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/the-traits-in-career-politicians-the-public-detests-most-are-produced/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/tom-coburn-9771_career-politicians_the-traits-in-career-politicians-the-pub_1285809.jpg)

> [Politicians move when the public requires them to move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hart/politicians-move-when-the-public-requires-them-to-move/)

[Carl Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/carl-hart-8006_move_politicians-move-when-the-public-require_2424130.jpg)

> [We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/we-talk-about-politicians-being-in-public-life-but-they-seldom-appear/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/rebecca-solnit-569_citizens_we-talk-about-politicians-being-in-publi_820653.png)

> [Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/politics-is-not-really-politics-any-more-it-is-run-for-the-most-part/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/helen-caldicott-23997_advertising_politics-is-not-really-politics-any-more_713080.jpg)

> [“A motto of many politicians, public servants and money bags: Ask not 'What can I do for you?' but 'What can I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-m-forester/a-motto-of-many-politicians-public-servants-and-money-bags-ask-not/)

[H.M. Forester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-m-forester/)

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> [I believe that politicians have a public trust to further debates about important issues. I firmly believe that every public debate holds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geert-wilders/i-believe-that-politicians-have-a-public-trust-to-further-debates/)

[Geert Wilders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geert-wilders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/geert-wilders-1869_believe_i-believe-that-politicians-have-a-public_2803966.png)

> [Politics has come to resemble a cynical team game played by politicians, while the public has been pushed aside as if sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edi-rama/politics-has-come-to-resemble-a-cynical-team-game-played-by/)

[Edi Rama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edi-rama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/edi-rama-33864_aside_politics-has-come-to-resemble-a-cynical_154676.jpg)

> [Several politicians and wives of politicians have been public about their experiences with depression or bipolar illness, including Lawton Chiles, Patrick Kennedy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/several-politicians-and-wives-of-politicians-have-been-public-about/)

[Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_about_several-politicians-and-wives-of-politic_2599766.jpg)

> [For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-stewart/for-politicians-to-be-honest-the-public-needs-to-allow-them-to-be/)

[Rory Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/rory-stewart-11028_about_for-politicians-to-be-honest-the-public_323609.jpg)

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