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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.

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It’s curious that only in Washington can you spend $2 billion and claim that you’re saving money.
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We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-rich and poor, immigrant and native, black and white.
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My great grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American Dream.
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The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed – socialism doesn’t work.
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Bipartisanship is not what is missing in Washington. Common sense is.
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I read all of Ayn Rand’s novels when I was 17.
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The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.
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The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.
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If you think you have the right to health care, you are saying basically that I am your slave. I provide health care… My staff and technicians provide it… If you have a right to health care, then you have a right to their labor.
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You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they’re tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.
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We should be proud that so many want to come to America, that it is still seen as the land of opportunity. Let’s make it a land of legal work, not black-market jobs. Let’s make it a land of work, not welfare. Our land should be one of assimilation, not hiding in the shadows.
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There comes a time, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. That time is now and I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts go unchallenged.
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During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.
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I don’t want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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[John] Bolton is so far out there, he`s advocating bombing everyone in the world.
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In a free society we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we’re civilized people we publicly criticize that and don’t belong to those groups or associate with those people.
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The U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like Syria, where we can’t separate friend from foe and might end up arming the very people who hate us the most.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children.
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I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
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Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.
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The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil, to be restrained and minimized as much as possible.
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If someone has Ebola at a cocktail party they’re contagious and you can catch it from them.
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You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world.
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We all either work for rich people or we sell stuff to rich people, so just punishing rich people is as bad for the economy as punishing anyone. Let’s not punish anyone.
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No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.

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