I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so.
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Barbara Boxer93 quotes“I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so.”
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The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer We are all different. Yet we are all God’s children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer If it’s racist, it’s racist. If it’s anti-Semitic, it’s anti-Semitic. If it’s anti-women, it’s anti-women. If it’s anti-immigrant, it’s anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer I am sure that every one of my colleagues “Democrat, Republican, and Independent” agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer The American people as a whole are really pretty moderate. They’re not, as a whole, conservative or liberal. The right wing is marching the Republican Party off a cliff.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Who knows when Donald Trump will have a press conference? Maybe he’s just going to stay in Trump Tower and issue tweets – you know, gold-plated tweets to the American people. It’s scary.
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