The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii) _______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
Blank (i) (A) quixotic (B) self-righteous (C) strategic
Blank (ii) (D) brandish (E) flout (F) follow
Blank (iii) (G) profound cynicism (H) deeply felt moral code (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism