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• BOREDOM with established truths is a great enemy of free men.

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  Men, Boredom, Enemy

  Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.15, University of Chicago Press

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• To Marx the claim of the theory of ideology is that all doctrine is a derivative of social circumstance.

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  Doctrine, Derivatives, Social

  Bernard Crick (1962). “In Defence of Politics”

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• There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price.

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  Desire, Danger, Certainty

  Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.92, University of Chicago Press

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• Totalitarianism surpasses autocracy.

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  Autocracy, Totalitarianism

  Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.40, University of Chicago Press

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• Certainly if the fundamental problem of society is that demands are infinite and resources are always limited, politics, not economics is the master science.

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  Fundamentals, Demand, Problem

  Bernard Crick (2013). “In Defence of Politics”, p.137, A&C Black

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• The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.

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  Men, Condescension And, Praise

  Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.140, University of Chicago Press

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• Politics has rough manners, but it is a very useful thing.

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  Manners, Useful Things, Rough

  Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.138, University of Chicago Press

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• The politician has no more use for pride than Falstaff had for honour.

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  Pride, Use, Politician

  Bernard Crick (1954). “In defence of politics”, p.154, Bernard Crick

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