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1 " It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn "
― James Patterson
2 " They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it. "
3 " Barbecue is the third rail of North Carolina politics. "
