Quote by Paul Tsongas
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. I

Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. – Paul Tsongas

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Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium. – Paul Tsongas

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environmental
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From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence. – Paul Tsongas

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Equality
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Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me. – Paul Tsongas

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Faith
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Government

I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause. – Al-Waleed bin Talal

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Government

Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution. – Michael Badnarik

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Government

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You dont take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And thats exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. – Sarah Palin

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Government

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As a nuclear power – as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon – the United States has a moral responsibility to act. – Barack Obama

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So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films dont respect their intelligence. – Eriq La Salle

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With Twilight, you have these massive tomes that you have to condense. With Penoza, we had an eight episode Dutch series that, just for the pilot alone, I condensed three episodes. So, theres a lot of filling in and a ton of invention that has to happen to fill out eight episodes. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Is it my imagination, or does shipping and handling settle a box of crackers more than it used to? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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