Quote by Jimmy Carter
I cant really criticize the Tea Party people, because I came into

I cant really criticize the Tea Party people, because I came into the White House pretty much on the same basis that they have become popular. That is dissatisfaction with the way things are going in Washington and disillusionment and disencouragement about the government. – Jimmy Carter

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The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedys deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or 79. – Jimmy Carter

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We must make it clear that a platform of I hate gay men and women is not a way to become president of the United States. – Jimmy Carter

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Its not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail. – Jimmy Carter

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Democracy is worth dying for, because its the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. – Ronald Reagan

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Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesnt pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone. – Sarah Palin

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Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? – Michael Bloomberg

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Our government… teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. – Louis Brandeis

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Its such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space… were doing such exciting research. And I dont want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that were doing is extremely exciting. – Laurel Clark

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