Carol K. CarrHe may be incensed, said Dizzy. I've never doubted the old parson's faith, but it has no place in politics. Good God, just imagine if each man allowed himself to be swayed by moral compunctions; we'd never get a damned thing accomplished in Parliament.
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Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician and jazz piano player, was referring to the power of anger in politics. He believed that people should give into their anger in order to get what they want. He thought it was very important for people to feel angry when they were trying to change things in their favor. Indeed, Dizzy Gillespie is known for being known for his passion and anger when he played his musical instruments. The more angry Dizzy was during a performance the more people followed him.
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