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Quotes by Politician
"In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded."
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"Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult."
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"If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips."
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"Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new."
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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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"Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation."
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"The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'."
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"Republicans have offered dozens of comprehensive healthcare plans many of which achieve comprehensive healthcare reform without breaking what's working in healthcare. We want to fix what's broken in healthcare."
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"The United States Jewish population has made many vital contributions in all areas of our society in such ways as helping to develop the cultural, scientific, political and economic life of our country."
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"Make sure your Belief system leaves room for you to Be Life!"
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"I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules."
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"The best proof of the high quality of American beef is the continued negative BSE findings supported by the highest surveillance possible. The administration should be working to increase our surveillance of BSE, not scaling it back."
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"Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish."
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"The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation."
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"Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty in half is an impossible or abstract target. I think it is a real and achievable goal."
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"I want you to know that, despite what you might read at times in the newspapers or see on the television news, we have actually been getting a lot of things done the last several months, the U.S.-Canada relationship."
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"I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago."
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"The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction."
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"The truth is the Republican leadership has created a credit card Congress that is recklessly selling out the future of America, our children and our grandchildren, and President Bush is the most fiscally irresponsible President in the history of America."
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"In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government."
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"As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently."
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"I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world."
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"It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created."
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"We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs."
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"Sure, I look like a white man. But my heart is as black as anyone's here."
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"We cannot cut and run. If we are to ensure freedom and democracy, it is essential that we follow through on our obligation to bring about stability in Iraq."
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"Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet."
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"In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided."
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"Whether you lay cold in the ground or warm in an urn the turmoils of life aren't a concern. For some this may be the perfect rhyme except for those you leave behind..."
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"An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to some extent."
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"We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important to the public to address it in such a back-door manner. We should be having a full, open discussion of the issue during an energy debate."
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"Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders."
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"If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are."
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"We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us."
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"I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians."
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"We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops... and force migratory birds to stay where they are."
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"Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them."
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"I think it's the broadest source of dissatisfaction amongst Republicans, out-of-control spending."
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"Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies."
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"I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war."
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"Genius by birth, Bipolar by design."
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"No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state."
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"Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery."
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"Jobs are disappearing from every sector of the economy, from engineering to health care workers, forcing hundreds of thousands of families into unemployment and low-paying jobs."
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"We are also fortunate in being in quite a sheltered environment, in terms of people moving on to do other things, because there are relatively few companies in Scotland that are looking for the skill set that we've developed."
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"You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go."
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