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Lawrence Summers

"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it."

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"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it."

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Amber Hurdle

"I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount."

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"A wise traveler never despises his own country."

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"The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs."

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"The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority."

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"Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held."

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"As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world."

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"If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country."

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"President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how."

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"Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win."

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"A house in the country is not the same as a country house."

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"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it."
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