"To me the function of politics is..." - Quote by Indira Gandhi
To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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“The International Control Commission isn't doing anything, it's never done anything. What good does it do to be on it or not? Before opening the embassy in Hanoi, I gave it a lot of thought, but it wasn't really a painful decision. American policy in Vietnam is what it is, in Saigon the situation is anything but normal, and I'm happy to have done what I did.”
“People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.”
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.”
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“I don't believe in government. I hate politics. I'm against it. And I hope that sometime this fall, we can destroy part of our government, and next year destroy even more of it. The less government, the happier I will be.”
“Mr. president, I've been a citizen of the United States of America for thirty three years and was never invited to the White House. It sure gives me pleasure to be invited to the Black House.”
“There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.”
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“I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.”
“If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.”
“Knowledge is love and light and vision.”