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And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up

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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I think that the justices were totally answering the way that they should. I think that the senators, as best I could tell, for the most part, Democrat and Republican, respected that.
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You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.
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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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In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington.
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Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan.
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Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.
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A lot of people out there working hard and finally building up to getting a pretty good income. Higher tax rates on them, you know, the income rates going up, the dividend rates are going up, the capital gains rates all going up before health care kicks in.
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I'd just say the flies get bigger in the summertime. I guess the flies are buzzing.
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Cyberspace is the battlefield of tomorrow... Instead of confronting us head-to-head on the traditional battlefield, adversaries will confront the U.S. at its point of least resistance- our information infrastructure.
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Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States.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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Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.
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America needs a president who understands the nature of the world we live in.
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There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.
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Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them
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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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Roe v. Wade was bad law and bad medical science.
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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.
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