# Quote — Jean Chretien, My Years as Prime Minister

> Politicians of all stripes are always in danger at looking at every problem from an abstract point of view or being briefed by officials, academics, or economists who know every science but the science of human nature.

- Author: [Jean Chretien](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jean-chretien.md)
- Book: [My Years as Prime Minister](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jean-chretien/my-years-as-prime-minister.md)
- Page: 238
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien#My_Years_As_Prime_Minister_(2007)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jean-chretien/my-years-as-prime-minister/politicians-of-all

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