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If we do not design policies to halt, and then reverse population growth, Nature by default will soon exact a most punishing solution

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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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For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that.
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Study: 60% of young Americans plan to buy firearms. The other 40% were confused, saying they thought they were free under Obamacare.
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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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You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you.
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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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We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.
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