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Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. - De

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. – Dean Acheson

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We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought. – Theresa May

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People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. – Arlen Specter

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The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law. – David Mamet

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Governments first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. – Ronald Reagan

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