A successful politician is the one who has mastered the art of making compromises and adjustments. He is quick to sense the mood of the masses and acts in accordance with it. Politics, like any other game, has to be played by keeping an eye on the weaknesses and strengths of the opposition. However, the rules and regulations and ethical code of assess the situation and then take action.
One cannot afford to be idealistic, unyielding and unbending. One must be adaptable and realistic in order to survive in politics and learn to turn the tide in one's favour. A politician cannot isolate himself from the masses by stubbornly sticking to his ideals. He has to continually surrender his personality and individuality. The sooner he learns that compromise is the need of the hour, the better are his chances of success.
Thus, success is sure to simile on a politician who has learnt to swim with the tide. However, politics should not be devoid of ethics otherwise it will become a cruel game. True, a politician has to make certain compromises, unwillingly though. The most important thing in this regard is that there should never be a compromise on principles.
A good politician believes in give and take without violating his principles. An unprincipled politician soon loses respect in the eyes of the people. If a politician makes compromises on principles, he is anything but a politician.
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