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Quotes by Politician
"If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and damn the consequences."
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"Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges."
62
"And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers."
62
"The life expectancy is much longer today than it was when Social Security was created."
62
"If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part."
62
"Arizona faces unique healthcare challenges including uncompensated care for illegal immigrants, and the large number of Native Americans who live in remote and isolated areas of the state."
62
"First, we should not be opening our coasts, all of our coasts, to oil drilling when we have not taken the first step, not the first step, to conserve oil."
62
"Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about this, and we predicted that she would have a more emotional approach to this."
62
"Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight."
62
"Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only."
62
"The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired."
62
"I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate."
62
"We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire."
62
"Well, the infrastructure part of the stimulus has worked. There's absolutely no question about it. We can demonstrate in Pennsylvania and other states around the union how it's produced good, paying jobs both on the construction sites and back in American factories. It has worked."
62
"Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us."
62
"Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States."
62
"Within each such social group, a feeling of solidarity prevails, a compelling need to work together and a joy in doing so that represent a high moral value."
62
"America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States."
62
"Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade."
62
"Everybody likes a compliment."
62
"Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities."
62
"Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities."
62
"But what I mean is, lots of time you don't know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn't interest you most."
62
"Life provides material for its agitation which makes its general views comprehensible to the masses."
62
"Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile."
Tax,
62
"The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled."
62
"How much more than necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says."
62
"To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served."
62
"He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,' the costs were very small. They were less than they'd had to spend to host a convention of transportation executives. The cost was not that great."
62
"Alcohol's been keeping depression alive and well for over ten thousand years."
62
"That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth."
62
"I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party."
61
"Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering."
61
"There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do."
61
"Everyone has said very supportive things coming out of D.C. today. We can't wait when the race has begun."
61
"The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened."
61
"Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie."
61
"Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist."
61
"There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are running away from any situation that's not totally pure and all-American and that requires them to do any thinking."
61
"Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a unique website to serve as a clearinghouse and resource for parents, teachers and children for information on the dangers of surfing the Internet."
61
"Real economic stimulus comes from real investment."
61
"A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.""
61
"As hurricanes Katrina and Rita raged through the southeastern United States last summer, much of America's energy infrastructure based in the Gulf of Mexico was damaged or destroyed causing gas prices to soar."
61
"We are hopeful about the opportunities ahead, and stand ready to join this President in an open and honest dialogue about improving the state of our union for all Americans not the select few."
61
"We have long honored those who gave their lives during the unfortunate reality of war."
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"We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements."
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