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"I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles."
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"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."
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"I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."
"The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written."
"No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision."
"I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses."
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"There shall be no end to the government of God."
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"If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable."
"But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense."
"And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership."
"If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible."
"Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that."
"It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction."
"I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself."
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