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People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
People are absolutely free to criticize the government and protest, but their protests should be in such a way as to improve the situation in the country and their life.
There's a big difference between the role of an academic and the role of someone in government. That's a cliche, but in academic life if you say things that are common sense and people nod their heads, it's not very useful. You're not adding anything.
I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
Queens is so often treated as a stepchild and labeled as an outer borough. At the very least, if I could help bring more attention to what we need, and what the federal government needs to do to improve the quality of life of people right here in Queens - any way that I can do that, I'm very happy to do that.