The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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More Al Franken Quotes
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I think Hell exists on Earth. It’s a psychological state, or it can be a physical state.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I’ve got a problem, I should take their advice.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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It’s really building Air America that I’m focused on, and for me, that almost only means doing a good show.
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It’s hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it’s like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn’t go from one to the other.
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My parents didn’t make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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If you want a free email service that doesn’t use your words to target ads to you, you’ll have to figure out how to port years and years of Gmail messages somewhere else, which is about as easy as developing your own free email service.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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