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  If they aren't still there, he's no longer a political leader....
• Politician:Honesty as Darkness:Ligh
• To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Rule of Political Promises: Truth varies.
• Truth varies. -- Rule of Political Promise
• And upon all that are lovers of virtue, and dare trust in his Providence, and be quiet and go a-angling.
  -- Izaak Walton (1593-1683) -- The Complete Angler, Part i, Chap. 21...
• First Political Principle: No politician talks taxes during an election year.
• The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool.
  With the grand opportunities all around for a man with political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent....
• You can tell the whole truth to all of the people every time, and most won't listen.
  Many will misunderstand, a few will comprehend what you are doing and ignore you, and one or two might even listen....