"But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right."

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"But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right."

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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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"Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving."

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"The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world."

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"Democracy fascinates me."

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"When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics."

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"Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world."

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"This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation."

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"For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas."

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"One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience."

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"We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option."

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"Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them."

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