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"I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well."

"To establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license."

"There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion."

"By rejecting abortion-on-demand, we can move our party back to the mainstream."

"In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion."

"I really didn't know there was two sides to the abortion issue."

"My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into the private realm - as in abortion, sodomy, prostitution, pornography, drug use, or suicide, all of which I would strongly defend as matters of free choice in a representative democracy."
Explore more quotes by Martin Sheen

"I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth."

"This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction."

"I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States."

"What we try to say is that it doesn't matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat or conservative or independent. You are equally responsible for your place in the culture, and you must make a contribution, and you must accept responsibility for what goes down on your watch."

"I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it."

"When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity."

"The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality."

"On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged."

"I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try... at age 65!"
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