Politics

Politics

Politics (from Greek politikos "of, for, or relating to citizens") as a term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.

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Famous quotes containing the word politics:

    “... privacy is ... connected to a politics of domination.”
    —bell hooks (b. 1955)

    “I played by the rules of politics as I found them.”
    —Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)

    “I believe you to be a brave and a skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)