Politics
- John Bacon (Massachusetts) (1738-1820), US Representative from Massachusetts
- John F. Bacon (1789–1860), Clerk of the New York State Senate, and U.S. Consul at Nassau, Bahamas
- John L. Bacon (1878–1961), Mayor of San Diego, California
- John Bacon (MP) (died 1576), MP for Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.”
—Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
“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.”
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“In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
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