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"Unified party control of the organs of government has proved no panacea."
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"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."

"Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government."

"Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us."

"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."

"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."

"There shall be no end to the government of God."

"I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money."

"Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world."

"We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."

"For a country to have a great writer is like having another government. That's why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones."
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"I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity."

"Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion."

"I believe we must seek God's will, never presuming to identify it with our own program or power."

"And so we go over the cliff fiscally, and our Republican friends try to pin the blame on discretionary domestic spending, including spending for security. We pass budget resolutions that fall far short."

"The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade."

"We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities."

"Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship."

"What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement."
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