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So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

Bill Clinton

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It’s fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.
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Dignity Freedom Fundamental Human Independent Live People Work Worth
You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.
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Animal Bird Wings Yourself
Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.
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Choice Himself Hold Man Measurement Success
I can spend your money better than you can.
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Better Money Myself Yourself
No one can change yesterday, but we can all change tomorrow.
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Change Inspirational Motivational Past
I am trying to be honest with you and it hurts me. Now.
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Honesty Hurt Myself Try
The problem with any ideology is that it gives you the answer before you examine the evidence.
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Answer Evidence Ideas Problem
You can’t say you love your country and hate your government.
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Country Government Hate Love Yourself
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
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Cure Government Right Wrong
Today’s possibilities are not tomorrows guarantees.
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Future Possible Present
I misled people, including even my wife.
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Myself People Wife
We must say no to illegal immigration so we can continue to say yes to legal immigration.
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Decline Illegal Move Unity
Yesterday is yesterday. If we try to recapture it, we will only lose tomorrow.
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Lose Past Prison
Character doesn’t matter.
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Character One Liner
I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions. We should not spend state funds on abortions because so many people believe abortion is wrong.
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Abortion Government Myself People Wrong
Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there’s plenty of people below you but no one’s listening.
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Grave Listening Oneself President
Politics is not religion and we should govern on the basis of evidence, not theology.
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Evidence Government Politics Religion Rule Theory
Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done.
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Action Deep Difference Justice Legal Time Wisdom
Sarah, there’s a government inside the government, and I don’t control it.
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Control Government Myself
When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. But what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.
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Angry Frustration Goodness Hurt People Time Tough
There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children.
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Children Future Important Ourselves Parents Precious
When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable.
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Achievement Afford Dreams Education Government
I admire that about the Republicans: The evidence does not faze them. They are not bothered at all by the facts.
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Evidence Fact Myself
If you want to have a good life you have to have some constructive outlet for your feelings.
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Construction Feeling Goodness Life Yourself
Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that.
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Bad Hope Myself Politics Power Woman
Our bridge to the future must include bridges to other nations, because we remain the world’s indispensable nation to advance prosperity, peace and freedom and to keep our own children safe from the dangers of terror and weapons of mass destruction.
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Dangerous Destruction Freedom Future Nation Safety World
The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.
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Earth Focus People Powerful

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