"I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours."

Politics, Privilege, Remarkable, Senate

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"I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours."

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"When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force."

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"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

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"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

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"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

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"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

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"In my view, any government whose state is perpetually at war, and remains so in spite of initiatives to make peace, is incompetent and unfit and should resign."

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"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

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"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

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"All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity."

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"This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest."

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"This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much."

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"When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same."

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"The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't."

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