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"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."
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"This part of Brazil offered the curious spectacle of a great evil, which has been long suffered to exist and is now advancing, gradually yet surely, to that state which must entail inevitable destruction on the existing Government of the country."

"But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved."

"The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems."

"The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie."

"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 have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity."

"These guys were the real owners of the country, and for them to discuss with this young guy who becomes a member of the government was absolutely unacceptable."

"I joined the city government, and we start to operate as the bureaucrats on the local level, so we were the only ones in the whole Russian team who were experienced in practical bureaucratic management in the complicated condition of 1990."

"The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals."

"If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city."
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"Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even."


"We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?"


"If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing."


"So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way."


"I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times."
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