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"Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact."
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"I'll sign anything except bad legislation."
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"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."
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"It was determined, as shown in the report of the Commission, which I can read to you, but I know you are familiar with the report. It states there was disagreement on this issue, particularly as the subject was debated, that there were different opinions about it."
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"As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law."
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"The world is not going to be saved by legislation."
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"Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great."
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"Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped."
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"We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us."
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"Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only."
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"The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals."
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"The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice."
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"Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case."
Life

"In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed."
Finance

"Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact."
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"The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance."
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