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Quotes by Politician
"All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis."
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"Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate to be passed. It is primarily intended for deficit and mandatory spending reduction."
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"If we are to fulfill the promise of this great Nation that everybody in our society has equal access to the law, obviously having the resources to have access to the law is extremely important."
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"We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation."
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"Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party."
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"I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society."
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"Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve the people of the United States as their Attorney General."
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"If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong."
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
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"One needs a Seer's Vision and an Angel's voice to be of any avail. I do not know of any Indian man or woman today who has those gifts in their most complete measure."
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"Any Reform Bill which is worth a moment's thought, or the smallest effort to carry it, must at least double, and it ought to do much more than double, the representation of the metropolitan boroughs and of all the great cities of the United Kingdom."
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"The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today is all about."
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"Pell grants are the foundation of Federal student aid. As someone who attended college with the help of Pell grants and as chairman of the Pell Grant Caucus, I know how important they are for our Nation's low-income students."
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"The plan shows that the twenty million people in the German democratic Republic and in the democratic sector of Berlin think only of peace, and that they are working for freedom and peaceful prosperity."
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"Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude."
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"I mean, I really don't want the federal government to be determining whether or not a person who feels certain ways about the environment or about animals or about certain religious issues should be considered an extremist. That to me is a type of thought control, mind control, which is very dangerous."
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"We need to increase access to health insurance through Health Savings Accounts and high deductible policies, so individuals and families can purchase the insurance that's best for them and meets their specific needs."
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"Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas."
8
"Fractional Multiplicity' allows for a minute amount of our energy to be present in all places at all times."
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"He gave us the lakes for our Northern boundary, and the rivers stretching to the seas upon whose waters floats our commerce to the nations of the world; while man has done all that can be done by science to bind us together."
8
"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain."
8
"The goal of this Nation, I so strongly believe, is to be a preeminent world power. We have to understand what comes with that: The responsibility to be strong."
8
"It is my sincere hope that hospitals across Indiana, and America, continue to strive for excellence when it comes to providing medical care. This proposed rule will be harmful to communities who wish to upgrade their medical facilities."
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"Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is."
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"I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale."
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"Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did."
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"I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for."
8
"President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice."
8
"Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget."
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"My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand."
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"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
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"I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor."
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"If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy."
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"Every one says: 'Listen, I'd love to reinvest. I'd love to hire people. But I have no idea what this healthcare bill is going to do to my bottom line. I have no idea what this financial reform bill is going to do... I'm not going to step out a limb and do any of those until I know what this government is going to do to me.'"
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"The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
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"We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in."
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"I have a great book. It's called Stantasyland. Except I don't have the money to buy a million copies to put it on the bestsellers list."
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"In this life and death case, I felt Mrs. Schiavo should receive the fullest due process from our legal system."
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"We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not."
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"Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward."
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"I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country."
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"As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently."
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"I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible."
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"We're trying to get to the bottom of where the picture came from, and we're trying to get to the bottom of what it's of and who it's of."
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"Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure."
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"In a post-9/11 world, diversity has become even more important."
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"You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said."
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