Famous quotes by Politicians

"The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"But if you don't like your current Rx coverage or don't have any coverage to begin with, you'll now have the choice to add this new affordable option to your current Medicare plan"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington, and my job often allows me to meet the people responsible for this exciting research"

Jay Inslee, Politician

"Hope will never be silent"

Harvey Milk, Politician

"The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society"

Paddy Ashdown, Politician

"A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest"

John McCarthy, Politician

"Politics is compromise"

Paddy Ashdown, Politician

"And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously"

William Bennett, Politician

"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight"

Barry Goldwater, Politician

"Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes, and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?"

Barry Goldwater, Politician

"We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries"

John McCarthy, Politician

"My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker"

John McCarthy, Politician

"When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace"

John McCarthy, Politician

"An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth"

John McCarthy, Politician

"In these difficult financial times for so many of our districts, as our local leaders strive to balance their budgets by cutting services, we would be irresponsible not to invest in the arts"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"Many poor and low-income women cannot afford to purchase contraceptive services and supplies on their own"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"Affirmative action works, but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place"

Harold Washington, Politician

"Tone can be as important as text"

Edward Koch, Politician

"The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a war against Arizona. I mean, the fact of the matter is it's not that big of a country. Nobody, I don't think, had any notion that we would do anything but win it"

Carol Moseley Braun, Politician

"In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound"

Edward Koch, Politician

"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics"

Chris Patten, Politician

"I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the American people"

Carol Moseley Braun, Politician

"We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it"

Ben Nelson, Politician

"In democracy, everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks"

Chris Patten, Politician

"What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities"

Ben Nelson, Politician

"I would like to solemnly reaffirm that poverty is not a fatality"

Mathieu Kerekou, Politician

"The March on Washington was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals"

Leonard Boswell, Politician

"The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself"

John F. Kerry, Politician

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