Politics
The percentage of island countries that are democratic is higher than that of continental countries. Historically they have been more prone to political instability than their continental counterparts.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs.”
—Peter B. Medawar (1915–1987)
“Writing is the continuation of politics by other means.”
—Philippe Sollers (b. 1936)
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)