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Quotes by Politician

"We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg."

"I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning."

"We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership."

"San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans."

"Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent."

"I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders."

"I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making technology available to every young person can be built into the effort to make our nation more secure. That is my latest concern and what I will be pushing over the next two years."

"One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud."

"Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table."

"Don't believe everything that you read in the newspapers."

"Moreover, from reforming the tax code to our immigration system, to commonsense legal reform, President Bush put America on notice that he will continue fighting to make the country, and the world, a better place for future generations."

"I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in my two years and will continue to do in the next four."

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."

"For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity."

"However, many skilled medical volunteers are turned away because community health centers cannot afford to cover their additional medical liability insurance."

"A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot."

"I am growing old enough not to care much for the MANNER of doing things."

"In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another."

"We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment."

"There are many domestic issues that give us a lot of common ground to work on. Health, education and immigration are among the areas where we share mutual goals and aspirations. There are also many values that we share as a communities."

"The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe."

"My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters."

"The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation."

"The trouble with having a place for everything is how often it gets filled up with everything else."

"Our Founders warned against this. They said don't... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done; freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there."

"I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit reduction measures that enhance the long-term condition of Social Security."

"It is time to maximize and prioritize our health care dollars."

"My Republican friends are lamenting reconciliation. But I would recommend for them to go back and look at history."

"The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment."

"In my preaching the shafts are ever aimed at the brainwashed horde."

"More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic."

"When you think about the day-to-day, positive impact on the lives of U.S. citizens, there is no relationship that we have in the world that is more important than our relationship with Canada."

"I see a New York where there is no barrier to the God-given potential of every New Yorker. I see a New York where everyone who wants a good job can find one. I see a New York where the people can believe in a grounded government again."

"Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation."

"Giving the same value to fiction as to fact in the interest of so-called fairness is to mislead the American people and the press has become party to that."

"Caring for our children and making sure they do not get addicted to drugs is all of our responsibility."

"As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness."

"This election is a critical step in that overall plan - transforming the Iraqi government into a fully constitutional one, able to secure its own borders and ensure the safety of its citizens."

"There is a reasonable concern that posting raw data can be misleading for those who are not trained in its use and who do not have the broader perspective within which to place a particular piece of data that is raw."

"Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption."

"This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates - is they just keeping giving back."

"There is no reason not to support energy exploration in ANWR."

"What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again."

"In today's global economy, however, it is important to raise the bar of excellence even higher. Today's students must be prepared to compete effectively on an international level."

"I don't think the schools are getting as much money as they should."

"Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting people fired from their jobs on its behalf."

"And as you point out, for American families who struggle every day to figure out how do they pay, we talk about gasoline prices. That throws budgets into a real problem when you have budgeted really tight."

"Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate."
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