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"The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations."
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"What is 'common sense'? (It is that which is) Everywhere applicable, theoretically as well as practically!"
"Common sense varies among the young, as among the old."
"Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections."
"We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense."
"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something."
"Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant."
"This is a bipartisan effort. This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want us to not be so dependent on foreign oil."
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"I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan."
"So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world."
"We've made some mistakes in this country in times past - the Korean conflict proceeding that, some say proceeding the Persian Gulf War, where we were ambiguous as to what we would do."
"We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation."
"So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly."
"In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington."
"I think that the justices were totally answering the way that they should. I think that the senators, as best I could tell, for the most part, Democrat and Republican, respected that."
"But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now."
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