"In Politics, Madame, You Need Two Things: Freinds, But Above All..." Brian Mulroney

It is easier to rally large groups of human beings around perceived evils than actual goods.

The outcome of rallying around evil is usually evil.

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"We Know What To Do. But Politicians Don't Know How To Get Elected If They Do It"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/05/we-know-what-to-do-but-politicians-dont.html

(Vermont's socialist Senator Barry Sanders is an exception to this rule.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_sanders)

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Brian Mulroney was Canada's conservative Prime Minister from 1984 through 1993.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Mulroney