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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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Age Father Happiness Men
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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