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Lennart Meri

"Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't."

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"Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't."

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Amber Hurdle

"Weaponry is a fear-raising idea."

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"We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year."

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"I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit reduction measures that enhance the long-term condition of Social Security."

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"Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders."

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"Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack."

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"When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law."

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Amber Hurdle

"Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated."

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"Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger."

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"Safety is not a destination that we reach for, rather it is a retreat that we escape to. And if our lives are marked by the incessant search for safety, we will live the whole of it going in reverse."

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Amber Hurdle

"Security is a double-edged sword: While a fence sure protects the fenced, it also imprisons the protected."

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"Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me."
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"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."
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"In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary."
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