"I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees…But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution."
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"There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains."
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"The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction."
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"No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place."
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"I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam."
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"When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived."
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"You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain."
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"In a world wracked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind's best hope."
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"Baseball is our national pastime, that is if you discount political campaigning."
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"Tears are not arguments."
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"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society"
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"The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people."
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"The best test of whether someone is extremely stupid (or extremely wise) is whether financial and political news makes sense to him."
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"Today we say all art is political. But I'd say all art has to do with ethics. Which after all really comes to the same thing. It's a matter of attitudes."
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"As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular."
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"One man's wage increase is another man's price increase."
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"Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more."
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"I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say."
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"We are not prepared to consider special category status for certain groups of people serving sentences for crime. Crime is crime is crime, it is not political"
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"Political discourse has been reduced to "Where's the beef?" "Read my lips," and "Make my day." Where are the assassins when we really need them?"
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