"I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care."

Government, Power, Care, Restraint

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"I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care."

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"Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated."

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"Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent."

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"There are no doubts that western governments are willfully inducing radiation sickness into segments of their city populations."

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"We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it."

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"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep."

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"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

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"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."

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"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

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"If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts."

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"I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care."

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"The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts."

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"This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their amendments for the floor. Then, when we got here, we were told no amendments could be accepted."

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"Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find ways for American workers to compete in the new market."

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"It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush."

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"What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do not make any sense?"

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"Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone."

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"We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important to the public to address it in such a back-door manner. We should be having a full, open discussion of the issue during an energy debate."

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