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Responsible persons are mature people who have taken charge of themselves and their conduct, who own their actions and own up to them--who answer for them.

William Bennett

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William Bennett
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 3
Former United States Secretary Of Education
Politician
Radio Personality
Brooklyn
New York
William John Bennett
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I can only speak about my own commute and can say that it has certainly affected my commute, making it longer and more hectic.
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In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies.
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President Bush was widely ridiculed for consulting the Reverend Billy Graham before the Gulf war.
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Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they're still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools
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What you've got here is really a case of journalists making fun of people who believe in God and the devil.
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There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.
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True courage is mixed with circumspection, the kind of healthy skepticism that asks, 'Is this the best way to do this?' True cowardice is marked by chronic skepticism, which always says, 'It can't be done.'
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The history of our nation is intertwined with a certain religious tradition, and that the First Amendment was not intended to result in the complete exclusion of religious beliefs from our public classrooms.
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America's only respectable form of bigotry is bigotry against religious people. And the only reason for hatred of religion is that it forces us to confront matters many would prefer to ignore.
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If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.
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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
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The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.
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America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.
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When you have an individual that is committed to killing someone else, you can`t expect a restraining order or the police to provide 24-hour protection.
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I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.
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From Samuel Adams to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Hamilton, all the Founders intended religion to provide a moral anchor for our liberty in democracy.
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It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.
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Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.
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Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.
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A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility.
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