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.
AL FRANKENYou 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.
More Al Franken Quotes
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate.
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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire – and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die.
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