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With the end of the cold war, all the 'isms' of the 20th century - Fascism, Nazism, Communism and the evil of apartheid-ism - have failed. Except one. Only democracy has shown itself true the help of all mankind.

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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
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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 leaders of the Democratic Party aren't soft on Communism. They're soft on Democracy.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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I think it is important for all those young out there - who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands - [that] a distinction should be made that football is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport.
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The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.
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I can't understand why the Democratic parties seem so hostile to economic growth and business.
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The only way to oppose a bad idea is to replace it with a good idea.
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There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.
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All too often the Democratic Party has taken the black vote for granted, and all too often the Republican Party has written it off.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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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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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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If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.
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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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