Politics, in a sense, has always been a con game.

We forgave, followed and accepted because we liked the way he looked. And he had a pretty wife. Camelot was fun, even for the peasants, as long as it was televised to their huts.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am willing to devote myself to -- is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community and serving those who will come after us. Its deepest roots are moral because it is a responsibility expressed through action, to and for the whole.