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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk.
The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.
Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.
Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign.
You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
And we believe that our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors.
You go to war when there is a security threat, and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat to our interests and our security.
The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.
My mother implanted in me as a young girl...you can either be an actor in your own life, or a reactor in somebody else's.
Never waste a good crisis...Don't waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.
We have a lot of issues with corporate power that have to be addressed. My plan takes us further and it would do the job.
Let's face it, the U.S. government is woefully, woefully behind in all of its policies that affect the use of technology.
I think from a moral issue, CEOs should not be making - whether it's 270 or 300 times more than their workers are making.
Democrats, Republicans, independents, people across America. If you don't vote for me, I still want to be your president.
It's time to end the era of mass incarceration. We need a true national debate about how to reduce our prison population.
What I am proposing is that we invest from the middle out and the ground up, not the top down. That is not going to work.
The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies.
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.
I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.
You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
I got the chance to be the secretary of state; I'm an international relations specialist. It doesn't get better than that.
Americans assume Canada to be bestowed as a right and accept this bounty, as they do air, without thought or appreciation.
We have to tackle the plague of gun violence, which is a big contributor to a lot of the problems that we're seeing today.
Let me repeat what I have repeated for many months now. I never received nor sent any material that was marked classified.
If we only stopped to listen to them for a few minutes, kids could tell us that we move too fast, for their good and ours.
It's very short-sighted and even dangerous to be engaging in the kind of demagogic rhetoric that Donald has about Muslims.
Our country deserves no less, because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.
From my perspective it matters what we do, not what we say. It mattered that we got Bin Laden, not the name we called him.
Incomes went up for everybody. Manufacturing jobs went up also in the 1990s, if we're actually going to look at the facts.
I hope the fact-checkers are turning up the volume and really working hard. Donald [Trump] supported the invasion of Iraq.
I believe climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs.
The use of proverbs is characteristic of an unlettered people. They are invaluable treasures to dunces with good memories.
China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.
Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.
My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.
If I'd been a better long-term planner, I'd still be in music, as a musician someplace. So I'll take it one step at a time.
The defensive perimeter [of the United States in East Asia] runs along the Aleutians to Japan and then goes to the Ryukyus.
I just want to sleep and exercise and travel for fun. And relax. It sounds so ordinary, but I haven't done it for 20 years.
I believe that you have to withstand whatever problems come your way. You have to make the decisions that are best for you.
When women participate in politics, the effects ripple out across society... Women are the world's most underused resource.
Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top.
We know that much of the training and the direction for terrorists comes from Pakistan and the border area with Afghanistan
What happened in Flint is immoral. The children of Flint are just as precious as the children of any other part of America.
Property crime is down 40 percent. We just don't want to see it creep back up. We've had 25 years of very good cooperation.
If Donald Trump's main claim to be president of the United States is your business, then I think we should talk about that.
The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.
Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.