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Winston Churchill

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

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Winston Churchill compares politics to war by highlighting that both involve high risks and intense challenges. However, unlike war where a person faces a single life-or-death moment, politics exposes individuals to repeated setbacks and attacks over time.

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