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• Americans who feel the most ignored these days are not the screamers. They are the solid citizens who are sick to death of pols who play to the rant.

  Joe Klein

  Play, Sick, Citizens

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• We should never go to war unless we have been attacked or are under direct, immediate threat of attack. Never. And never again.

  Joe Klein

  War, Should, Threat

  "Iraq: Requiem for a Profound Misadventure". content.time.com. August 05, 2010.

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• You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.

  Joe Klein

  Mediocrity, Larger Than Life, Life Is

  "'Primary Colors' Author Joe Klein Talks About Political Truth and Fiction". "Crossfire" with Mary Matalin, Bill Press, www.cnn.com. May 2, 2000.

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• I'm in favour of politicians having extra-marital relationships. Oh yeah. It makes them more understanding of the flaws that the rest of us have.

  Joe Klein

  Understanding, Favour, Flaws

  "Man with no name". Interview with Michael Ellison, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2000.

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• Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the two most powerful neoconservative journalists, William Kristol and Charles Krauthammer: he called them 'the Bomber Boys.'

  Joe Klein

  Powerful, Boys, Two

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• Bush the Elder's stature as president grows with every passing year. He was the finest foreign policy president I've ever covered and a man who defied his party on tax increases while imposing budget restrictions on the Democrats.

  Joe Klein

  Party, Men, Years

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• Ever since John Kennedy, Democrats have had a weakness for dashing younger men like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, I suppose, Jimmy Carter. They balance their tickets with senior statesmen - Lyndon Johnson, Joe Biden, Walter Mondale. (Al Gore was young but played ancient).

  Joe Klein

  Senior, Men, Balance

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• Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused.

  Joe Klein

  Confused, Writing, Color

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• I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.

  Joe Klein

  Strong, Thinking, People

  "Joe Klein on the State of Democracy in America". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 22, 2006.

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• Political courage requires clarity. The Obama Administration chose the tortured route of arguing the legality of the individual mandate via the interstate commerce clause for one simple reason: it did not want to take the political risk of allowing opponents to call it a tax increase. That was stupid. The Republicans were calling it a tax increase anyway.

  Joe Klein

  Political, Clarity, Political Courage

  "How To Improve ObamaCare" by Joe Klein, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 29, 2012.

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• What do you do in a novel? You take recognizable characters from your own life, and you fantasize about what they're really like.

  Joe Klein

  Character, Novel

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• I can't believe that Hillary Clinton wants the world to think that whenever she gets into political trouble, she's going to have her husband come roaring about, breaking furniture, sucking up oxygen, spewing carbon dioxide. My impression is that she's strong enough to defend herself - she certainly showed that in the recent Democratic debate. But apparently she's not strong enough to control Mr. Bill. And if that's the case, any sane voter would have to think twice before enabling this sort of circus act in the White House.

  Joe Klein

  Strong, Husband, Believe

  "Klein: A 'circus act in the White House'?" by Ben Smith, www.politico.com. January 24, 2008.

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