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Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.

I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too.

My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life.

Nothing is irreparable in politics.

I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment.

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband.

I follow politics, but I don't like to discuss it.

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

I'm not involved in politics any more and they're quite right.

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

Politics will sooner or later make fools of everybody.

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.

What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.

Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.

Politics is compromise.

The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?

Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

I'm not in politics.