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Politics is about the persuasion required to move people to judgement.

— Bob Rae The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

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Self-interest is a necessary but hardly a sufficient basis for a decent society.

The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

If the rising tide fails to lift all boats, resentments will increase.

The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

The idea of politics is in need of defence.

The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

Change is the cliché of our time. It also happens to be the prevailing truth.

The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

We spend the vast bulk of money in the health, welfare, and education systems in the later years of life. Yet it is in the earliest years that life chances are moulded and set.

The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998)

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