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 BOXERI would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
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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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I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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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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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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If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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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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Perhaps, one of our greatest challenges as a nation, as a people, as human beings making sure that our grandkids can live on this Earth.
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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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Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I’m going to fight for you. I’m going to fight for what’s right. I’m going to fight to hold people accountable
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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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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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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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