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A politician complaining about the media is like a sailor complaining about the sea.


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In the end, the Labour party could cease to represent labour. Stranger historic ironies have happened than that.



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The supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils.



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If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.



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If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words.



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