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We want peace with all our hearts. But peace cannot be achieved through weakness.

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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Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism.
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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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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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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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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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Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.
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I played football.. my football was kosher.. no pigskin.
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I can't hide my feelings.
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Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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... giving tax incentives for more labor ownership of company stock will do more to create jobs and increase productivity than all the emergency full employment bills proposed.
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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 think Bush understands the Internet and the incredible expansion of global e-commerce.
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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 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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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.
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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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Democracy is not a mathematical deduction proved once and for all time. Democracy is a just faith fervently held, commitment to be tested again and again in the fiery furnace of history.
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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich they want to get rich.
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