Quote by Richard Armour

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has be

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This quote implies that the focus of politics has shifted from fundamentally addressing what is morally right or wrong to being driven by ideological divisions between the right and left. The speaker suggests that this trend has persisted for a significant amount of time and highlights a concerning imbalance in how political issues are debated and approached. Instead of prioritizing objective moral principles, the discourse has become dominated by partisan disputes, potentially hindering progress by disregarding ethical considerations.

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