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title: "7 Principles Political Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Principles Political quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Principles Political sayings and thoughts."
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> [There is no part of the administration of government that requires extensive information and a thorough knowledge of the principles of political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-hamilton/there-is-no-part-of-the-administration-of-government-that-requires/)

[Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-hamilton/)

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> [Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/separation-of-church-and-state-cannot-mean-an-absolute-separation/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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> [the principles of political economy have elevated the working class above the place they ever filled before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/the-principles-of-political-economy-have-elevated-the-working-class/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

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> [The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/the-attacks-of-september-11th-were-intended-to-break-our-spirit/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

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> [The more successful a political party, the more winning its ways, the less of its time is spent casting about for policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalton-camp/the-more-successful-a-political-party-the-more-winning-its-ways-the/)

[Dalton Camp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalton-camp/)

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> [I have an ethics background. It doesn't mean you're perfect. But I tried to set an entirely different bar for politics in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-brat/i-have-an-ethics-background-it-doesn-t-mean-you-re-perfect-but-i/)

[Dave Brat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-brat/)

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> [“The foundation of government is . . . laid, not in imaginary rights of men, (which at best is a confusion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/the-foundation-of-government-is-laid-not-in-imaginary-rights-of-men/)

[Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/)

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