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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

Barbara Boxer

Could you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am? It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I’d appreciate it
BARBARA BOXER

Appreciate Senator Titles
Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
BARBARA BOXER

Land Long Needs
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Fighting Grief
President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
BARBARA BOXER

Addresses Country President
My understanding of the Electoral College is that they have the right to vote for who they want. So they should vote their conscience, and if their conscience leads them that way, they should follow their conscience.
BARBARA BOXER

College Understanding Want
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Dream Fighting Thinking
If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn’t be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Job People
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
BARBARA BOXER

Issues Quality Together
If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
BARBARA BOXER

Fact Facts Opinion Section
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Essence Go Letting Mean
With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It’s not good enough to think, ‘This is the best we can expect from this president’.
BARBARA BOXER

Past Rights Thinking
Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
BARBARA BOXER

Abortion Issues Support
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.
BARBARA BOXER

May People Political
Our message will be that we’re going to make federal government buildings a model – an energy-efficient model – and also start matching grants for cities and counties so that they can also do the same with their government buildings.
BARBARA BOXER

Cities Government Messages
Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
BARBARA BOXER

Funny Stupid Thanksgiving
Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.
BARBARA BOXER

Democracy Fondest Help Hope World

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