I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love. Shane Claiborne
Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married. C. Northcote Parkinson
There are very few issues that lie specifically in one region now. Polio in Syria doesn't affect Syria alone. I don't think any issue can ever be isolated into local politics these days, because we all know too much. Cate Blanchett
Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly. Robin Williams
If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are strong and well organized and their agenda dominates local politics. Eleanor Clift