Whereas an idealist has pride, a politician has prejudice. Naipaul says that politicians are prejudiced because they have to take one view or the other in keeping with the political party interest. Whereas Anna is an idealist, Advani is a politician. But pride and prejudice are the traits in the same person according to Jane Austin. Gandhi had both pride and prejudice against the British. Probably, the parliamentary democracy separates the two traits in real life. Nevertheless in Britain Monarchical system and Democratic system together merge the two beautifully.
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senators are politicians.
John Locke was an empiricist, while Berkeley was an idealist .
A political scientist studies politics while a politician practices politics.
Straw Man Fallacy.
Politicians which hold public office are also officials. As are unelected public servants. A politician who does not hold public is not an official. Just a politician.
an Idealist
Idealist
He was most definitely an idealist.
Yes; he called himself "An idealist without illusions."
Because Martha is an idealist, she always expects people to do what is right
Law require a politician. Morals only require, at the least, an elementary sense of right and wrong/good and evil.
political scientist expert in the science of politics while politicians have big pockets because of all the money they stole!!