Politics
- Jack Reed (politician) (born 1949), American politician from Rhode Island
- John H. Reed (born 1921), American politician, 66th governor of Maine
- John Reed, Jr. (1781–1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed, Sr. (below), entered Congress in 1813
- John Reed, Sr. (1751–1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801
- John A. Reed, Jr. (born 1931), American lawyer, judge
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.”
—Edna Ferber (1887–1968)
“From the beginning, the placement of [Clarence] Thomas on the high court was seen as a political end justifying almost any means. The full story of his confirmation raises questions not only about who lied and why, but, more important, about what happens when politics becomes total war and the truth—and those who tell it—are merely unfortunate sacrifices on the way to winning.”
—Jane Mayer, U.S. journalist, and Jill Abramson b. 1954, U.S. journalist. Strange Justice, p. 8, Houghton Mifflin (1994)
“The real grounds of difference upon important political questions no longer correspond with party lines.... Politics is no longer the topic of this country. Its important questions are settled... Great minds hereafter are to be employed on other matters.... Government no longer has its ancient importance.... The people’s progress, progress of every sort, no longer depends on government. But enough of politics. Henceforth I am out more than ever.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)