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This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.

Bob Dole

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.”
BOB DOLE

Dream Jobs Night
When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
BOB DOLE

Giving Government Political
It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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Fun Hurt Winning
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 DOLE

Problem Responsibility Writing
I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I’m in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.
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Country Course Orange Thinking Today
When I was quite young, I put my trust in God–not government; and I never get the two confused.
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Confused Government Trust
Sure, losing an election hurts, but I’ve experienced worse. And at an age when every day is precious, brooding over what might have been is self-defeating. In conceding the 1996 election,
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Country Experiment Hurt Night Person Self Syre
If we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans.
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Added Country Democrat War
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
BOB DOLE

Cutting Hands Men
We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren’t good. Drinking’s not good. Some would say milk’s not good.
BOB DOLE

Drinking Kids Smoking
If you’re hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You’ll get the same kind of feeling and you won’t have to pay.
BOB DOLE

Feelings Pay Zoos
The state is now more involved than it ever has been in the raising of children. And children are now more neglected, more abused and more mistreated than they have been in our time.
BOB DOLE

Child Children Raise State Village
If Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
BOB DOLE

Affair Country People
I think one of life’s great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.
BOB DOLE

Thank Thankful Thinking You
I mean, there’s always somebody in somebody’s administration who jumps out early, sells a book, and goes after the guy who hired him. I don’t know if that’s good. It may be good business; it’s not good politics.
BOB DOLE

Administration Book Guy Hired Mean Somebody
The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
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Commitment Hard Impossible Possible Work

This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.

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