Politics
There was a danger of Fenian raids along the Canadian-American border south and east of Montreal.
The British government did not want a repeat of the 1830s rebellions, for fear of losing two more colonies to the United States.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate. Not the compromising conciliatory politics of humaneness, not the Erasmian, but rather the politics of vested power which firmly exploits every opportunity, politics in the sense of the “Principe,” has determined the development of European history ever since.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
“All is politics in this capital.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)