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.
BARBARA BOXERIf you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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I would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
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I must be doing something right. I was raised to stand up to the bully in the schoolyard, and you don’t lose that.
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The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
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You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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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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The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.
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Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement
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I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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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’.
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I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
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The day you realize you’re a grownup is the day you realize that you have to do something. When we’re kids, we don’t have to do anything. Then all of a sudden you realize, if I want this to be better, I’ve got to do something.
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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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