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"There is almost no country in Africa where it is not essential to know to which tribe, or which subgroup of which tribe, the president belongs. From this single piece of information you can trace the lines of patronage and allegiance that define the state."
"Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run for president. That title belongs to Victoria Woodhull, who ran for president in 1872. Her running mate was a young, scrappy John McCain."
"A lawyer from Africa wants to marry Malia Obama in exchange for goats, sheep, and cows. In response, President Obama said, 'Don't be ridiculous. My daughter isn't marrying a lawyer.'"
"Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language."
"At the state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, Hu opened a fortune cookie that said, 'You will lend us another trillion dollars.'"
"The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth."
"What do I "think" of President Reagan? The best answer to give would be: I don't think of him. And the more I see, the less I think."
"Why would I want to be president? I'm the king of Disneyland."
"Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this."
"My mother was the president of the PTA at every school I attended."
"No President has ever enjoyed himself as much as I?"
"We're committed to NATO. From the conversations I've already had with President [Donald] Trump over the phone, he has shown to me his commitment to NATO as well."
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
"When the entertainers of the right aren’t declaring their disgust with President Obama for groveling before foreign potentates, they’re pretending to fear him as a left-wing thug, an exemplar of what they call “the Chicago way.”"
"Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle."
"I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country."
"Yet the hour of emancipation is advancing ... this enterprise is for the young; for those who can follow it up, and bear it through to it's consummation. It shall have all my prayers, and these are the only weapons of an old man."
"Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life."
"As president, Clinton will continue to oppose TPP until it dies."
"The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant."
