"FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain."

Gain, Job, Majority, Nothing

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"FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain."

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"On the ordinary view of each species having been independently created, we gain no scientific explanation."

Charles Darwin, English Scientist

Gain,

"Now I understand what was happening. I don't particularly gain water; I don't have water retention."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Gain, Now, Water

"I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

Gain,

"To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Gain, Trouble, Will, Worth

"Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders)."

Thomas E. Mann, American Sociologist

Gain, Party, Risk

"I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete with the real whores who played the other roles. I was fat as a barrel."

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

Gain, Weight

"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

Gain, Politeness

"I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself."

Tony Hancock, British Comedian

Gain,

"Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Gain, Loss

"I worked hard. I worked late. I went in early. I did everything I could to gain an advantage."

Joe Theismann, American Athlete

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"Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride."

Envy, Pride, World

"We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality."

Success, Equality, Corporations, Income

"FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain."

Gain, Job, Majority, Nothing

"The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure."

Success, Life, Control, Failure

"Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction."

Life, Wealth, Creation, Formula

"The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives."

Money, Success, People, Ability

"In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture."

Values, Culture, Economy

"If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone."

Money, Force

"There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair."

Government, Money, Nothing

"The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake."

Soul, America, Battle, Nothing