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It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.
I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.
Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?
Workers come to America to fill jobs unwanted by Americans, but they are staying and they are not going home.
It's vital that we help them get the right start, nurture their development and provide for their well-being.
I am clearly vulnerable on the question of socializing under circumstances not appropriate for a married man.
When the spotless ermine of the judicial robe fell on John Jay, it touched nothing less spotless than itself.
ur struggle is not with some monarch named George who inherited the crown - although it often seems that way.
You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.
I don't need to be asking for money for local museums and other projects just to make me look good back home.
When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.
We had 83 different space research projects on my last space flight in '98, and they covered the whole gamut.
Simply put, broadband voice is an interstate matter that must be dealt with through clear national standards.
Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision.
Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead.
Responsible people work, earn, save, invest, make things better for self & family. Lefties call that "greed."
If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
A great nation betrayed the principles which have made it great, and thereby became hostage to hostage-takers.
I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did okay.
At the heart of the deterioration of the fabric of the Negro society is the deterioration of the Negro family.
The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.
For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism.
What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.
First, I charge a retainer; then I charge a reminder; next I charge a refresher; and then I charge a finisher.
When it comes to dividing Americans on the basis of their gender, I know a little something about the subject.
My mom was a working woman. She made more money than my dad. Both my parents worked. And this was in the '60s.
The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that.
America's honor, your honor is at stake. Go out and preserve the greatest country in the history of the world.
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.
On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.
The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other sense than a man's house is a monopoly.
I don't intend to leave the Republican Party, but I would like to move the Republican Party more to the center.
Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power.
Nixon is the kind of guy who, if you were drowning twenty feet from shore, would throw you a fifteen-foot rope.
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.
I want to use every tool in the toolbox that's at our disposal to help our economy and put people back to work.
In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.
Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.
The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the National Legislature [are] but few.
It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.
I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk.
I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.
A solemn and religious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element of all true greatness.
Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered.
[The Internal Revenue Code is] about 10 times the size of the Bible and, unlike the Bible, contains no good news
When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics.
Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible.
I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.