Having been in Congress, you know that’s part of our responsibility the constituent has a problem, We’re supposed to write back and say, ‘Well I can’t do anything’ That’s not what they elect you for.
BOB DOLEThere they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and…evil.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
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You read what Disraeli had to say. I don’t remember what he said. He said something. He’s no longer with us.
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No more verbally incomprehensible no more devoid of the vision thing and no more the cautious pragmatist proudly displaying the virtues of tradition and the advantages of biological seniority.
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If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.
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I lost in ’96, in case the word hadn’t trickled out, and so I made a few commercials.
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President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: “I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn’t want his job. I want to be President.”
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I’ve thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress – the Democrats and Republicans – would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they’d be willing to try.
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This is not a coincidence. This is not a coincidence. And with all due respect, I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child. It takes a family to raise a child.
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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.
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I think it’s OK to talk about your military service, but there’s a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.
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When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
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The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon – See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.
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I had a dream that I would be here this week, receiving something from the president, but I thought it would be the front door key.
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