Who said “A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for…”?

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Fawn M. Brodie. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, ch. 1 (1974)

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Brodie, F. M. (n.d.). A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32901-a-passion-for-politics-stems-usually-from-an/

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Brodie, Fawn M. “A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32901-a-passion-for-politics-stems-usually-from-an/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Brodie, Fawn M. “A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32901-a-passion-for-politics-stems-usually-from-an/.

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