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We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

There is nothing more common than to find considerations of supply affecting the strategic lines of a campaign and a war.

Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). “On War”, p.131, Princeton University Press

In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.11, Lulu.com

John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.

"Shields and Kristol Discuss Kerry’s War Record". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. August 20, 2004.

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.

Harry S. Truman (1967). “The Quotable Harry S. Truman”, Anderson, S.C. : Droke House, distributed by Grosset & Dunlap

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get it back in.

Quoted in Hearings Before the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the United States Senate: Watergate and Related Activities (1973).

[Global-warming debate] some kind of tricky campaign made up by some commercial structures to promote their business projects.

"Will Russia's Heat Wave End Its Global-Warming Doubts?" by Simon Shuster, content.time.com. August 2, 2010.

The heart of a grass-roots campaign is the ownership.

Interview with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. July 18, 2016.