I avoid all political complications," said Cloche, with a severe expression. "Of whatever stripe. I only wish that political complications would similarly avoid me, and my work.

I have always stayed out of politics, I don't believe it would be appropriate to talk about it.

No one will involve the army in political processes!

I offered him advice on minor matters," I also provided guidance on family issues, but I never got involved in national matters. I stayed out of it."

I never discuss discussions.

I never discuss anything else except politics and religion. There is nothing else to discuss.

I ruled out any discussions on the subject [on the constitutional issue of raising any issue on the exchange of letters between Prime Minister and the President, in the Parliament], upholding the principle of confidentiality of communication between the President and the Prime Minister …a significant constitutional precedent.

You may give Citizen Equality a hint that I find it prudent to say as little as possible upon political subjects, in order to keep myself out of Newgate.

...from politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

I agree that is the law, though I think it is a hard law; but we have nothing to do with the question of hardship.

Gentlemen, I speak for myself as well as for you: I never read anything about what may come before me in a Court of Justice; I keep my mind free from everything of the kind. There is often a necessity for me to look into the law: but I never suffer my mind to be biassed by reports, or such papers or pamphlets as are written with a view to pervert justice.

we do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.

Civil servants should keep out of politics and politics should be kept out of the civil service