Class Quote by Douglas Wilder

“In the class that I teach at one University, I stress that my one-word definition of politics is money. You can't name a subject matter that money doesn't touch.” quote by Douglas Wilder — Download Open image

“In the class that I teach at one University, I stress that my one-word definition of politics is money. You can't name a subject matter that money doesn't touch.”

Douglas Wilder

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