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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich they want to get rich.

Jack Kemp

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Jack Kemp
Age: 73 †
Born: 1935
Born: July 13
Died: 2009
Died: May 2
American Football Player
Businessperson
Canadian Football Player
Former United States Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
Politician
LA
California
Jack French Kemp
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The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.
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The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.
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Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.
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The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
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Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.
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I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
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Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
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We want peace with all our hearts. But peace cannot be achieved through weakness.
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There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.
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The leaders of the Democratic Party aren't soft on Communism. They're soft on Democracy.
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When people lack jobs, opportunity, and ownership of property they have little or no stake in their communities.
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I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted.
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If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.
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Football is a metaphor for the kind of country we want to create. It's based on merit.
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I can't understand why the Democratic parties seem so hostile to economic growth and business.
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I think Bush understands the Internet and the incredible expansion of global e-commerce.
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Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for.
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My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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