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Quotes by Politician
"I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential."
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"I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities."
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"First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve."
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"We know that if gold, if fraud, if force can defeat us, they will all be used. And we have resolved that they shall not defeat us. We shall arm. We shall meet fraud and falsehood with defiance, and force with force, if need be."
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"We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States."
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"I'm not the only one who feels the sting of continually losing."
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"Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives."
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"Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone."
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"You don't have freedom because you are a hyphenated American; you have freedom because you are an individual, and that should be protected."
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"In 2003, this House voted to kill a Democratic amendment to add $250 million for port security grants; then again, in 2005, against a Democratic proposal calling for an additional $400 million in funding for port security."
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"I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours."
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"I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world."
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"When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety."
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"There's nothing so improves the mood of the Party as the imminent execution of a senior colleague."
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"All communities have a right to clean water. The taxpayers of Pueblo should not have to carry the burden of the clean up cost simply because they live downstream."
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"After the last two years of springtime gas price spikes, nearly everyone in Southeast Wisconsin understands that something is wrong with our gasoline regulation and supply system."
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"Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America."
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"While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars."
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"People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation."
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"We need to break our dependency on foreign sources of oil, which leaves us at the mercy of foreign powers. To do that, we should increase domestic energy production."
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"For a long time, I operated under the Chinese proverb that there are four kinds of leaders: those who you laugh at, those who you hate, those who you love and those who you don't even know that they're leaders."
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"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."
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"We must send the message that if you use illegal drugs, you will pay the ultimate price by not playing an entire season. And if you get caught again, you will be banished for life."
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"On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity."
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"There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad."
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"I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates."
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"The office has oversight of people who do analysis and oversight of people who do operations, but it is not charged with doing either. That is an important point to make. Those functions are performed by the CIA, DIA and other agencies."
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"We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice."
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"We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity."
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"If you invent the Mini Cooper, pour all your energy and passion into it and it gets made, you should be on a roll. In the film industry you have to start again the next day."
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"It is in times of great tragedy when the true spirit of our wonderful country unites as one."
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"A tax loophole is something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform."
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"Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea."
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"Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side."
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"Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored."
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"Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later."
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"We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics."
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"This continuing spike in gas prices is bad for consumers, bad for our economy, and bad for all other businesses. It is hurting us and costing us jobs."
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"I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream."
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"My Department has already recognised this and has been working specifically on the technical support issue since January and will offer advice to schools during the Autumn term."
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"Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce their intensity by removing forest waste and fuel build up."
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"The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter."
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"Unfortunately, the current format for this lottery program are subject to fraud and abuse and leave our nation exposed to those who may seek to do harm on American soil."
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"These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have."
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"This we had to endure with a serious reduction in the price of goods - added to this early in the ensuing spring our glost oven fell while firing doing us considerable damage and rendering it necessary to build a new one."
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"I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair."
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