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"The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes."
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"The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a right to be concerned about the course that our government, the Federal Government, is taking under President Bush."

"A government full of Democrats would rather have you be a Republican, and a government full of Republicans would rather have you be a Democrat, than have you oppose both."

"The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it."

"This is a government takeover of our healthcare system. It is the government basically running the entire healthcare system, turning large insurers into de facto public utilities, depriving people of choice, depriving people of options, raising people's prices, raising taxes when we need new jobs."

"I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions."

"I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well."

"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."

"This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families - where it belongs."

"Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government."

"The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma."
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"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work."

"Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."

"I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement."

"No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war."

"After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world."
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