Politics

Politics concerned the power relationships between individuals within and across the societies that they formed, such as the policies of a government. Those involved in such activities as their careers were referred to as politicians, who were elected by voters in democratic systems of governance. Across the galaxy, there existed many different forms of government, including dictatorships and monarchy-based traditions, which were dynamic and subject to change in times of both war and peace. An old Corellian saying that existed by the High Republic Era was "The promise of a politician is trash." Indeed, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi once remarked it was unwise to trust politicians.

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