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Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.

Barbara Boxer

There’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
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Attitude Differences Taken
President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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Addresses Country President
I was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one’s retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit.
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Pieces Retirement Thinking
We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
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Democracy Giving Hands
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.
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Essence Go Letting Mean
I’ve faced the grief, I’ve faced the anger, and I’m ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.
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Country Fighting Grief
I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, ‘Please don’t write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it’s bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.’
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Children Day Inspiring Mother
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.
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Country Freedom Patriotic Speech
I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we’ve got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we’ve got to start moving out.
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Military Moving Running
If you want to be a leader, it doesn’t mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.
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Everything Leadership Mean Want
If I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they’re little boys, they’ve been wanting to be President.
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Boys Men President
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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Political Rights War
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
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Democracy Style United States
When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
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May People Political
Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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Fighting Interesting Life Regard
I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
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Acting News Thinking
You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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Down Keep Learn Work
I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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Bigs Collaboration Teamwork
Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate… We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman’s right to choose
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Issues Quality Together
Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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Land Long Needs
Law enforcement officers are never ‘off duty.’ They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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Law Police Safety
Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
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Artist Golf Writing
I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
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Enamored Periods Presses
There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship.There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.
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Bravery Country Fear War
There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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Facts News Responsibility TV
I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman’s right to choose, a good public education system.
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Dream Fighting Thinking
You stand up to bullies. Don’t shrink back. You fight back with all your strength, and the press is going to have to do it, politicians are going to have to do it, all of us are going to have to do it.
BARBARA BOXER

Bully Fighting Politician

Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.

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Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.

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