How singular, " murmured Maximillian; "your father hates me, while your grandfather, on the contrary -- What strange feelings are aroused by politics.

Alexandre Dumas
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The word 'politics' is used to describe the activities of government, but it can also be used to describe other types of social interactions. The two meanings are often mixed up, and the result is confusion. To be fair, politics can be used in either sense. When people use politics in the second sense, they may mean that the object of their actions (say, their father) hates them.

This usage is confusing because it suggests that politics means hatred. However, when people use politics in the first sense -- meaning government or the organization of society -- they may mean that their father hates them. This usage is confusing because it suggests that government means hatred.

Source: The Count Of Monte Cristo

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