When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
BARBARA BOXERThere’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.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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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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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
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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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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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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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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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If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, it’s not going to sit well
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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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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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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
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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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