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"Right-to-life groups won't fund us because we're Democrats."
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"So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy."

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."

"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."

"You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box."

"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats."

"A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb."

"Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again."

"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."

"I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone."
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"We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And that's totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out."

"Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around."

"All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care."

"When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us."

"We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion."
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