Politics
| Name | Lifetime | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Albert, StewStew Albert | 1939–2006 | Co-founder of the Yippies. He died of liver cancer and had previously been diagnosed with hepatitis C. |
| Kono, YoheiYohei Kono | 1938– | Japanese politician and Deputy Prime Minister from 1994–1995. His eldest son, Taro Kono, also a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, donated part of his liver to save his father's life in 2002. |
| Lastman, MelMel Lastman | 1933– | Mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997 and Mayor of Toronto from 1997–2003. His hepatitis C was treated with interferon and resulted in his retirement from politics. |
| Zebrowski, KennethKenneth Zebrowski | 1946–2007 | New York State Assemblyman who served 21 years in the Rockland County Legislature. |
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“I believe you to be a brave and a skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“The [nineteenth-century] young men who were Puritans in politics were anti-Puritans in literature. They were willing to die for the independence of Poland or the Manchester Fenians; and they relaxed their tension by voluptuous reading in Swinburne.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)
“When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when antiracism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other and both interests lose.”
—Kimberly Crenshaw (b. 1959)