Politics
- Billy Blyton, Baron Blyton (1899–1987) of South Shields, Labour Party politician
- Sir William Fox (1812–1893) four times Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Harold Heslop (1898–1983) Trade unionist and writer
- Charles Mark Palmer (1822–1907), ship builder and Liberal Member of Parliament
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“The word “revolution” itself has become not only a dead relic of Leftism, but a key to the deadendedness of male politics: the “revolution” of a wheel which returns in the end to the same place; the “revolving door” of a politics which has “liberated” women only to use them, and only within the limits of male tolerance.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are “up to a point.””
—George F. Will (b. 1941)
“One might imagine that a movement which is so preoccupied with the fulfillment of human potential would have a measure of respect for those who nourish its source. But politics make strange bedfellows, and liberated women have elected to become part of a long tradition of hostility to mothers.”
—Elaine Heffner (20th century)