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A leader can`t move a country that`s not ready. You can`t make the waves, but when you see them coming, you can help direct them.

Barney Frank

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Barney Frank
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 31
Former U.S. Representative
Politician
Bayonne
New Jersey
Barnett Frank
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I believe it is a good thing to get rid of Gaddafi. But does America have to do everything?
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I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.
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I should have voted for the first Iraq war. George Bush did that one very well. I had been skeptical. I was afraid that George Bush was going to treat the first Iraq war the way his son treated the second.
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Serving in Congress is like having a second shot at high school.
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We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.
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Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth.
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