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Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

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Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
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When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
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I am deeply skeptical of trade deals in general.But the only way they can get a number of Democrats is by doing a strong real currency bill that goes after the worst of the trading partners, the one that`s stealing our high-end jobs.
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I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.
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When a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, you shouldn't change the rules, you should change the nominee.
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America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.
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Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.
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