"Academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small." and various versions: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/08/18/acad-politics/ http

"Academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small." and various versions: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/08/18/acad-politics/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/08/18/acad-politics/