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"I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes."
George W. Bush
"I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes."
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"I just simply write as it moves me. I may be writing about a book or a movie or a person, places where I've been or something I've done. Or politics. It's going to what's on my mind at the moment."
Tina Brown
"I just simply write as it moves me. I may be writing about a book or a movie or a person, places where I've been or something I've done. Or politics. It's going to what's on my mind at the moment."
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"We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once."
Townsend Harris
"We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once."
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"The administration still wants to govern from the far-left and that's going to produce kind a partisan result here in the Congress."
Mitch McConnell
"The administration still wants to govern from the far-left and that's going to produce kind a partisan result here in the Congress."
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"And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination."
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination."
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"I don't go around trying to stir up foreign wars."
Conrad Black
"I don't go around trying to stir up foreign wars."
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"Immigration in America is a highly polarized issue and there are passionate views on both sides."
Spencer Bachus
"Immigration in America is a highly polarized issue and there are passionate views on both sides."
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"So I promise you that this State of the State, like a good pizza, will be delivered in 25 minutes or less."
Ruth Ann Minner
"So I promise you that this State of the State, like a good pizza, will be delivered in 25 minutes or less."
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"I've spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very different from the state that most hardworking Americans are living in."
Joe Lieberman
"I've spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very different from the state that most hardworking Americans are living in."
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"Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11."
Charles Evers
"Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11."
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"England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases."
Leon Trotsky
"England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases."
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"When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection."
Gwen Ifill
"When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection."
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"Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots."
Vladimir Putin
"Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots."
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"The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."
George Washington
"The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."
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"With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names."
Edward Dmytryk
"With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names."
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"Federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders."
John Culberson
"Federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders."
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"What goes for sex goes double for politics."
Kate Clinton
"What goes for sex goes double for politics."
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"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."
Richard M. Nixon
"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."
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"Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers."
Jim Sensenbrenner
"Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers."
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"Our military commanders have said over and over again that a timetable for withdrawal sends the wrong message to our troops, but more importantly to our enemy."
Bill Shuster
"Our military commanders have said over and over again that a timetable for withdrawal sends the wrong message to our troops, but more importantly to our enemy."
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"We have always been dreamers in Montana."
Brian Schweitzer
"We have always been dreamers in Montana."
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"Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents."
John Cornyn
"Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents."
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"Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live."
Maynard Jackson
"Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live."
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"I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president."
James Carville
"I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president."
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"The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a depression."
William Vickrey
"The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a depression."
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"I'm for economic independence."
Charles Evers
"I'm for economic independence."
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"We have a responsibility to make sure that the limited resources we have are spent efficiently and effectively and that programs achieve their mission."
James T. Walsh
"We have a responsibility to make sure that the limited resources we have are spent efficiently and effectively and that programs achieve their mission."
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"As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them."
Natasha Richardson
"As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them."
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"I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us."
Bennie Thompson
"I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us."
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"In politics the choice is constantly between two evils."
John Morley
"In politics the choice is constantly between two evils."
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"Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years."
Patrick Leahy
"Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years."
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"An empty stomach is not a good political adviser."
Albert Einstein
"An empty stomach is not a good political adviser."
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"I'm Polish, I carry no grudges."
John Dingell
"I'm Polish, I carry no grudges."
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"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure."
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"Party-spirit . . . which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few."
Alexander Pope
"Party-spirit . . . which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few."
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"It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them."
Abraham Lincoln
"It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them."
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"The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing."
Lindsey Buckingham
"The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing."
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"Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?"
Boyle Roche
"Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?"
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"Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say in public life. It is about saying that religion alone should not confer a privileged say in public life, or greater influence on it. It really is as simple as that."
Richard Dawkins
"Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say in public life. It is about saying that religion alone should not confer a privileged say in public life, or greater influence on it. It really is as simple as that."
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"What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?"
Gilbert Highet
"What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?"
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"Voters quickly forget what a man says."
Richard M. Nixon
"Voters quickly forget what a man says."
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"Politics is gut; commercials are gut."
Frank Luntz
"Politics is gut; commercials are gut."
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"Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right."
Edward Kennedy
"Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right."
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"How would that premise stand up if he examined it? That was probably why the Communists were always cracking down on Bohemiansism. When you were drunk or when you committed adultery you recognised your own personal fallability of that so mutable substitute for the apostles' creed, the party line. Down with Bohemianism, the sin of Majakowski."
Ernest Hemingway
"How would that premise stand up if he examined it? That was probably why the Communists were always cracking down on Bohemiansism. When you were drunk or when you committed adultery you recognised your own personal fallability of that so mutable substitute for the apostles' creed, the party line. Down with Bohemianism, the sin of Majakowski."
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"There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want."
James Q. Wilson
"There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want."
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"Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys."
Dick Cheney
"Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys."
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"Hope springs eternal, even in politics."
Gwen Ifill
"Hope springs eternal, even in politics."
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"Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out."
Dashiell Hammett
"Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out."
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"The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on."
Eric Cantor
"The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on."
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"I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions."
Muqtada al Sadr
"I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions."
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