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JustAnotherGen

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Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:14 PM Jun 2015

Why would anyone go into politics for respect?

Great quote from O"Malley - and a great article if you haven't seen it before-

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/12/the-long-shot/382238/

 “People in our country can become very famous overnight,” he pointed out. Besides, he went on, laughing: “Why would anyone go into politics for respect? You don’t go into politics for respect. You go into politics to get something done


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Why would anyone go into politics for respect? (Original Post) JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 OP
Exactly, 'You go into politics to get something done.' elleng Jun 2015 #1
K&R. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #2
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