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Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.

Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 11
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Barbara Levy Boxer
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If it's racist, it's racist. If it's anti-Semitic, it's anti-Semitic. If it's anti-women, it's anti-women. If it's anti-immigrant, it's anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.
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I've faced the grief, I've faced the anger, and I'm ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.
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The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we've always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.
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[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.
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When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that.
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I think the scientists have really caught the attention of the people of this country, and of course, they elected representatives by their very clear pronouncement that if we don't do something, we'll be in a lot of trouble.
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If you want to be a leader, it doesn't mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.
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We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.
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If I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they're little boys, they've been wanting to be President.
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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it's TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement
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If you don't move to protect copyright, if you don't move to protect our children, it's not going to sit well
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.
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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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You stand up to bullies. Don't shrink back. You fight back with all your strength, and the press is going to have to do it, politicians are going to have to do it, all of us are going to have to do it.
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We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight - the fight for electoral justice.
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There's a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
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