Having been in Congress, you know that’s part of our responsibility the constituent has a problem, We’re supposed to write back and say, ‘Well I can’t do anything’ That’s not what they elect you for.
BOB DOLEIf Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
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For the past four decades the world behind the Iron Curtain … looked to Americans for hope, and America looked to you to get the job done. Today, the free world says thank you.
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The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
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I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I’m in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.
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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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If Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
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Elizabeth’s back at the Red Cross, and I’m walking the dog.
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Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.
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At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
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If we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans.
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I think it’s OK to talk about your military service, but there’s a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.
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The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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We’ll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren’t good. Drinking’s not good. Some would say milk’s not good.
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