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Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice.
The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad, get even.
Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.
Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.
Families and businesses are tightening their belts to make ends meet - and Washington should too.
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
My views on birth control are somewhat distorted by the fact that I was seventh of nine children.
Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.
Democrats must rally behind a low-rate, broad-based tax system that is fair, simple and efficient.
Over the years, the tax code has become a vehicle for political favoritism and social engineering.
To regain our political footing, we must prove to moderates that Democrats can make tough choices.
We no longer have a free market in the United States, we have a government controlled free market.
I just think that the independent voters are going to take their time and look at both candidates.
Every American has the duty to obey the law and the right to expect that the law will be enforced.
Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.
We know we're up against the wall. We know how difficult a challenge it is, being in the minority.
A peaceful world is a world in which differences are tolerated, and are not eliminated by violence.
To the extent that laws are founded on morality and on logic, they can lead men's hearts and minds.
All of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed to building a new world order.
I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.
Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.
If you want to beat me up, feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself.
We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river.
You've got two people that are well known in South Dakota, respected. We'll see how it all shakes out.
We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people.
Sometimes, when I come back to Washington from Indiana, I feel like an ambassador to a foreign country.
While romanticizing the Senate of yore would be a mistake, it was certainly better in my father's time.
I love this city. If I am elected, I'll move the White House to San Francisco. Everybody's so friendly.
In my judgment, physical fitness is basic to all forms of excellence and to a strong, confident nation.
God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence.
If I could help educate our children at an institution for higher learning, that would be a noble thing.
I do not hesitate to say that the limitation on naval craft between the great naval powers was too high.
Difficult times require difficult decisions. But supporting this bill shouldn't be a difficult decision.
I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind.
The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.
The greatest truth must be recognition that in every man, in every child is the potential for greatness.
In Massachusetts they [Democratic politicians] steal, in California they feud, and in New York they lie.
Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours.
Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.
A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right-minded man without forethought or with reserve.
A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.
The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States.
GDP does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play
Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.
The only way Democrats can govern in this country is by making common cause with moderates and independents.