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"First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve."
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"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."
"The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying."
"Politics should be a field that attracts statesmen, not future CEO's and board members."
"In reality, commissions rarely solve complicated problems. Therefore, the following question arises: what is worse " to establish a commission knowing it cannot solve a complicated problem, or to believe that the commission will truly solve such a problem?"
"The bureaucrat is a man who administers things and people, and who relates himself to people as to things."
"An assembly is extra slow in taking actions."
"Truth is commodity in political consumption."
"Government has become ungovernable; that is, it cannot leave off governing. Law has become lawless; that is, it cannot see where laws should stop. The chief feature of our time is the meekness of the mob and the madness of the government."
"Any nation that teaches and make there people look for miracles are making their people weak."
"A statesman who is enamored of existing evils as distin-quished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."
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"I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office."
"Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship."
"We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power."
"When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
"I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York."
"I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do."
"The moral equation strongly tells everyone who understands freedom, who understands morality, that Israel is engaging in a just war in defense of its people and its freedom."
"I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that."
"Well, I know I worked for Governor Rockefeller the last time he ran for his fourth term, and I obviously ran against Governor Cuomo the time he ran for his fourth term."
"We will emerge stronger as a diverse community; the area will be rebuilt with life around the clock, new buildings, restaurants, places of entertainment."
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