# Quote — Michael Crichton, A Case Of Need

> I smiled, remembering Art's line about doctors being illpolitical. He meant it the way you used words like illiterate. Art always said doctors not only held no political views, but also were incapable of them. "It's like the military," he had once said. "Political views are considered unprofessional."

- Author: [Michael Crichton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/michael-crichton.md)
- Book: [A Case Of Need](https://www.leafyquotes.com/michael-crichton/a-case-of-need.md)
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