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"Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free."
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"Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators."
"Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards."
"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."
"I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times."
"Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party asked me to consider seriously running for president in 2008 and I am doing so."
"Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution."
"The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble."
"The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it."
"If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court."
"This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish."
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"History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself."
"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees."
"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things."
"I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me."
"If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion."
"Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization."
"It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat."
"In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works."
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