Famous quotes by Politicians

"I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service"

John F. Kerry, Politician

"I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important"

John F. Kerry, Politician

"The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites"

William Weld, Politician

"Micro managing anything is not a great role for government"

William Weld, Politician

"If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?"

Tom Barrett, Politician

"Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth"

Tom Barrett, Politician

"We have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure"

John F. Kerry, Politician

"Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"Today, we can see with our own eyes what global warming is doing. In that context, it becomes truly irresponsible, if not immoral, for us not to do something"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction"

Lester B. Pearson, Politician

"I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace"

Lester B. Pearson, Politician

"The financial crisis in our country is not a passing storm. Given the size of the problems, our national effort will not be completed in 2012. It will take many years and will require the efforts and insistence of several governments"

Lucas Papademos, Politician

"The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state"

William Scranton, Politician

"As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the man out of uniform"

Lester B. Pearson, Politician

"No state, furthermore, unless it has aggressive military designs such as those which consumed Nazi leaders in the thirties, is likely to divert to defense any more of its resources and wealth and energy than seems necessary"

Lester B. Pearson, Politician

"All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen"

William Scranton, Politician

"For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have"

William Scranton, Politician

"Creating a nation requires the will of the people!"

Edmund Barton, Politician

"Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"On the one hand, we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these very theories we abhor and verbally condemn"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come without difficult challenges, but it reminds us that anything is possible"

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politician

"A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access"

Blanche Lincoln, Politician

"We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it, and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments, and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that"

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politician

"Recognition of belligerency as an expression of sympathy is all very well"

Henry Cabot Lodge, Politician

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