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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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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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He'll call that trickle-down. I call it Niagara Falls.
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There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.
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Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates. If the team doesn't do this, whatever the reason, it goes down in defeat. You win or lose as a team, as a family.
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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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You cannot create employees without first creating employers.
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I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy.
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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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If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.
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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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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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I can't hide my feelings.
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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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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.
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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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I played football.. my football was kosher.. no pigskin.
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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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