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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
Lawyer
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Smithtown
New York
William F. Weld
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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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It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.
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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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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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I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.
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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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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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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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Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.
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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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Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.
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I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here.
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The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.
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If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce instability economic, political and social.
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Nobody can tell me that no changes are necessary in Washington.
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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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Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.
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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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We are making our case that we're fiscally responsible and socially inclusive and welcoming. And we think we've got on the merits the best ticket of the three parties, if you will, and so, you know, we'd like to get there.
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I think in the real world that's probably correct. That would give federal matching funds. It would mean no more ballot access woes.
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