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This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?

Charles Schumer

People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Angry Crime Government People
So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it’s a better education overall.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Children Education Myself Public School
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Myself Profession Teaching Thinking
When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Answer Continue Oneself Success
Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that’s not what any of us should want from our judges.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Bad Ideology Judgement Law Ourselves Warrior
The Democratic Party was always there on crime, but in the past we let the ideologues on the left dominate. The Republicans may still let the ideologues on the right dominate.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Crime Democracy Domination Past
I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Education Future Job Myself Priority Thinking
The highest priority you can have is education.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Education High Priority Yourself
Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Hole Money Politics Soft System
I’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Accountant Doctor Right Strong
I’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Better Ideal Live People Translation
If the Saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9/11, they have nothing to fear.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Accountability Culprit Fear Police
When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Appearance Avoid Conflict Interest Obligation President Run Yourself
We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Democracy Legislative Talk
This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?
CHARLES SCHUMER

Feeling Function Government Myself Pay Primary Safety
Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments – the American people really don’t care.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Care Class Focus People

This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?

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