Politics Quote by Herman E. Talmadge

““The problem with trying to leave politics is that once it gets in your blood, it can be like a narcotic. You know that it's no good for you, even that it's killing you, but you just can't leave it alone.””

Herman E. Talmadge

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“Politics is an all-consuming mistress that can destroy your family life, warp your personality, and wreck your health.”

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“When your appeal depends on an image, you have nothing to fall back on when the image is gone.”

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“When I see some over-dressed yuppie wearing suspenders today, I just smile and think that in some things Papa was ahead of his time.”

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