Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.
— Hunter S. Thompson
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Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is. They are addicts, and they are guilty and they do lie and cheat and steal — like all junkies. And when they get in a frenzy, they will sacrifice anything and anybody to feed their cruel and stupid habit, and there is no cure for it. That is addictive thinking. That is politics — especially in presidential campaigns. That is when the addicts seize the high ground. They care about nothing else. They are salmon, and they must spawn. They are addicts.
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• Better than Sex (22 August 1994)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hunter S. Thompson" (Quotes, 1990s)
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Name: Party Party
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Description: English: Logo of the Party Party of the United States
Date: 20 September 2008
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Author: Yank22fan
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