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This country has shed more blood for the freedom of other people than all the other nations in the history of the world combined, and I'm tired of people feeling like they've got to apologize for America.

Fred Thompson

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Fred Thompson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 19
Died: 2015
Died: November 1
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Freddie Dalton Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson
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This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.
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After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.
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I know the pundits, they get big bucks for . . . pundating.
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I'm not above acting like a seal every once in a while and waiting for the next fish, I just don't want to do it all the time.
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Waterboarding ok if national security were at stake.
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A new survey shows that the American public is more conservative now than at any point since 1952. The bad news is that all the liberals that died since then are still voting.
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Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.
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