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"There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait."
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"Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages."

"I would die for my country but I could never let my country die for me."

"Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is."

"Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century."

"As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states define the status of territories under their sovereignty."

"If a foreign country doesn't look like a middle-class suburb of Dallas or Detroit, then obviously the natives must be dangerous as well as badly dressed."

"I'm not a politician. I'm not a lawyer. I'm just a country boy."

"Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin."
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"I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough."

"We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country."

"We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves."

"Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive."

"Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help is tailored to help our people to help themselves."

"I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do."

"I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics."

"When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people."
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