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"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."
"As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law."
"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."
"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."
"Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt."
"The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals."
"The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did the hard part, the heavy lifting."
"Let us not say that we will decide on a political basis at the national level that no State is competent to regulate the practice of medicine in that State if they decide to allow a doctor to prescribe marijuana, because that is what we are talking about."
"The touchstone of everything that can be concluded as a law for a people lies in the question whether the people could have imposed such a law on itself."
"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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"I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office."
"When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
"I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York."
"The moral equation strongly tells everyone who understands freedom, who understands morality, that Israel is engaging in a just war in defense of its people and its freedom."
"I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that."
"We will emerge stronger as a diverse community; the area will be rebuilt with life around the clock, new buildings, restaurants, places of entertainment."
"And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers."
"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."
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