There is an irony that the most active anti-gay groups are Al-Qaeda and the American Right wing.
BARNEY FRANKRonald Reagan believes in the free market like some people believe in unicorns.
More Barney Frank Quotes
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They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won’t be able to be outraged anymore.
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It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as proof that you can be totally impervious to the effects of Harvard and Yale education.
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These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis.
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I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.
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Whenever people are being intellectually dishonest in debate, it is an implicit concession they have lost the fight
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Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth.
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I don’t think Donald Trump is the right person because I very much disagree with him.
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I am not aware of any specific provision that mandates any tightening of lending to small business other than a requirement that people who lend and then sell that loan be prepared to take a part of the risk. And I’m proud of that.
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I smoke a cigar or two a day. I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy.
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I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.
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Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.
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A leader can`t move a country that`s not ready. You can`t make the waves, but when you see them coming, you can help direct them.
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Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them.
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I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed – for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late ’50s, early ’60s – that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.
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The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents.
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