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Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.
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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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Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect them they don't have an incentive to.
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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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I think Gary Johnson was probably expressing frustration at a series of pop quizzes. He actually was more authoritative on what to do in Syria before the Aleppo moment than any of the other candidates. And I think he called it about right. There is too many different rebel groups there. And it`s a terribly confused situation.
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[Donald Trump] doesn't deal well with criticism and blame and I don't think he could competently manage the office of the presidency given the criticism and challenge that you face every single day as the President of the United States.
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The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.
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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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I think it would be a threat [Donald's Trump presidency] to the conduct of our foreign policy and our position in the world at large.
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I`m a member of Societies of Former World Leaders. And I`ve always been sort of in favor of constructive engagement around the world. And Gary Johnson has influenced me on criminal justice reform. I think I had some influence in discussions with him about the approach to international affairs.
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So government acts as a safeguard of our property.
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The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.
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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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Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.
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