Paula Matthewson
"politics (which by definition is the theory and practice of influencing people)."
"There is an alternative to conceding to popular opinion, and that is to
change it, but this is akin to doing a u-turn in a cruise ship.
Getting the voting public to change its mind, not on superficial
matters, but on those that tap into core values and concerns, is a slow
and laborious task that can take longer than one three or four-year
parliamentary term to produce results. Doing so is hard enough for a
government, even with the authority that comes from being in power and
having a phalanx of departments and battalions of advisers at its
disposal."
Patience is a virtue.
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