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We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.
A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.
Although I have a variety of obligations, the climate crisis is my central concern.
Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less.
The century which we are entering can be and must be the century of the common man.
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.
I used to smoke marijuana, but that was when I was in college, before it was a drug.
I support the President's plan to amend the Constitution, banning same-sex marriage.
Nixon's own protection from the assassin's bullet... nattering nabobs of negativism.
I will not lobby. I will not be an influence-type lawyer. I'm a professional lawyer.
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
There was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.
You can say the Earth is flat, but it doesn't mean you're going to fall off the edge.
We expect them [Salvadoran officials] to work toward the elimination of human rights.
Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
By instinct and tradition, I don't like the thing. I like to look someone in the eye.
An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.
Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality.
As important as it is to change the light bulbs, its more important to change the laws
Scientific understanding is our joy. Economic and political understanding is our duty.
The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America.
The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.
I could take this home, Marilyn. This is something teenage boys might find of interest.
I live my life as I deem appropriate and fitting; I offer no apologies, no explanations.
I think you can not be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls.
It has been claimed at times that our modern age of technology facilitates dictatorship.
If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.
Happy campers you have been, happy campers you are, and happy campers you will always be.
Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year.
My grandfather... saw where inherited wealth ruined people. And my grandfather was right.
Two days ahead of schedule, the world witnessed the arrival of a free and sovereign Iraq.
My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.
We will have to decide today whether we will design the future or resign ourselves to it.
Bill Proxmire represents almost the last of one of America's most remarkable generations.
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.
I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.
We have to use our reasoning capacity and set long-term goals based on our deepest values.
It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back.
We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.
The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.
Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.
I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.
We need to put a price on carbon. This needs to be a priority for all of us in how we vote.