Now, I have always wanted to agree with Lady Bracknell that there is no earthly use for the upper and lower classes unless they set each other a good example. But I shouldn't pretend that the consensus itself was any of my concern. It was absurd and slightly despicable, in the first decade of Thatcher and Reagan, to hear former and actual radicals intone piously against 'the politics of confrontation.' I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive. Christopher Hitchens
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This quote by the late Christopher Hitchens is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. Politics is one of the most important things in life. However, even with extraordinarily important issues at hand, people can still find themselves being distracted by petty disagreements. If you are only interested in politics because you want to be on the side that is right, then I’m afraid that’s all you are going to achieve. The best kind of politics is the kind that brings people together.

Source: Prepared For The Worst: Selected Essays And Minority Reports

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