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> [The race question is subsidiary to the class question in politics, and to think of imperialism in terms of race is disastrous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-l-r-james/the-race-question-is-subsidiary-to-the-class-question-in-politics-and/)

[C. L. R. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-l-r-james/)

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> [The fundamental question of politics has always been whether there should be politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-hess/the-fundamental-question-of-politics-has-always-been-whether-there/)

[Karl Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-hess/)

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> [“The race question is subsidiary to the class question in politics, and to think of imperialism in terms of race is disastrous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clr-james/the-race-question-is-subsidiary-to-the-class-question-in-politics-and-2/)

[CLR James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clr-james/)

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> [By asking the question 'Am I happy?,' and via the answer setting out what I mean by happiness, there is a political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-campbell/by-asking-the-question-am-i-happy-and-via-the-answer-setting-out-what/)

[Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-campbell/)

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> [The eternal question of U.S. politics is the whiny 'what have you done for me lately?' rather than the more incisive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-vincent/the-eternal-question-of-u-s-politics-is-the-whiny-what-have-you-done/)

[Norah Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-vincent/)

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> [From the days of the Founding Fathers, right to this (2008) election, how and where America fights to defend its freedom, has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-schama/from-the-days-of-the-founding-fathers-right-to-this-2008-election-how/)

[Simon Schama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-schama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/simon-schama-4492_america_from-the-days-of-the-founding-fathers-ri_2843225.jpg)

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