We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
BARBARA BOXERSo when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.
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What they [Jim deMint and the oil lobby] do care about is the precedent. If they open up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), they’ll think they can do anything to the environment – anything at all. Drilling in Yosemite? In the Grand Canyon? What’s next?
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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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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Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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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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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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The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers
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It is in Saudi Arabia’s best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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We are all different. Yet we are all God’s children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
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