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I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.

William Weld

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as $32,000 a year.
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We speak for all citizens of the Commonwealth when we say that society can draw great hope for the future because of the example which these young people are giving by their creative and constructive responses to the challenges which confront our communities and dedication to help those most in need.
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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry that's its highest and best application.
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It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.
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Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that.
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I think Hillary Clinton deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee.
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There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.
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It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.
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I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.
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We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race.
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I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs.
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One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
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The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.
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There's no Walter Cronkite to give you the final word each evening.
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Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.
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We're getting to the point where we're impinging on democratic institutions in this country and I think, you know, it takes a certain - not a suspension of disbelief - but willingness to go along with other people to get the ship of state going forward. I'm not sure that happens in a [Donald] Trump presidency, frankly.
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I mean that psychologically. I think [Donald Trump] showed in the debates when he encounters criticism or challenge he behaves the way a bully would. He just doesn't take it well.
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You know in fairness Gary [Johnson] and I have not agreed on a number of substantive issues in this campaign, tax policy, we've had some influence on each other, I think I've had some influence on him, on constructive engagement around the world, he's had some influence on me in criminal justice reform issues.
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I think Gary Johnson would be capable of being a good chief executive and yes a commander in chief - Aleppo to the contrary, notwithstanding.
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I've been at some pains to say that I fear for the country if Mr.[DonALD] Trump should be elected. I think it's a candidacy without any parallel that I can recall.
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