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Quotes by Politician
"I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs."
86
"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."
86
"From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism."
85
"But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership."
85
"I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago."
85
"As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses."
85
"That is why I come forward tonight without any political label, without any bias, but just simply as an Englishman to say to you: a crime is being committed against civilization."
84
"I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war."
84
"One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem."
84
"I believe there should be no arbitrary date set for withdrawal and yet no permanent, unending deployment. No cut and run, yet measured progress in helping a people who want to be free without an illusion of overnight success."
84
"Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered."
84
"Perform without fail what you resolve."
84
"There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization."
83
"But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which I wish to express my alarm. How easily we embrace such business."
83
"I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent."
83
"I can establish the expectation of retributive justice. Have we done that? No."
83
"Getting to where Delaware State is today was a challenge my friends - a challenge proudly met by the people of this community and the Delaware State family."
83
"The more we focus on using renewable fuels, the less we are dependent upon foreign oil."
82
"Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made."
82
"You're thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe."
82
"Education is the foundation upon which we build our future."
82
"Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is his love of justice. These principles are an eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely, as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow."
82
"As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty " to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
82
"The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis."
81
"In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers."
81
"He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help."
81
"If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft."
81
"There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance."
80
"Whatever insults my State insults me."
80
"Every man over forty is responsible for his face."
80
"Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems."
80
"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read."
80
"The price of crude oil accounts for 55 percent of the price of a gallon of gasoline, driven by global supply and demand. The United States depends on foreign sources of oil for 62 percent of our nation's supply. By 2010, this is projected to jump to 75 percent."
80
"And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor of the House of Representatives they cheer - they cheer - when they pass a withdrawal motion that is a certain date for surrender, what were they cheering? Surrender? Defeat?"
80
"If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business."
80
"True, other countries are helping us. Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."
79
"That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition."
79
"From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so."
Army,
79
"Corona Light has had very faithful stewardship from us from the very beginning in 1989."
79
"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships."
79
"Hold on with a bulldog grip and chew and choke as much as possible."
79
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