THOUGHTS ABOUT POLITICS
Politics is a career in government. A politician is a councillor,
legislator, lawmaker, public servant, mayor, member of parliament, statesman, etc.
She/he belongs to a political party, has to contest an election to become part
of the government, take an oath of secrecy and loyalty.
The regret is that party honesty is party expediency. Self-interest
takes the place of party interest. A politician forgets his party interest in
the twinkling of an eye , defects and causes a lot of damage to the party as a
member of which he had contested the election and won it.
American politician James Beauchamp Clark (1850-1921) said : By
discharging our duty thoroughly and well, subordinating personal desires to
principle, and personal ambition to an exalted love of country, we will not
only receive the endorsement of the people, but, what is far better, we will
deserve their endorsement.
German writer Johann Wolfgang
Goethe (1749-1832) says : “I hate all bungling as I hate sin , but particularly
bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and
millions of people.”
Finally, according to James F. Clarke, American minister,
theologian and author (1810-1888) “a
politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation. –A politician
for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The
statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.”
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G.R.Kanwal
29 January 2024
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