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"Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown."
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"Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle."

"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom."

"I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses."

"I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government."

"I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world."

"The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments."

"Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure."

"It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for."

"We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government."

"The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion."
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"New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation."


"If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity."


"My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom."


"Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior."


"I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about."


"Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do."


"It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money."


"When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view."
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