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Quote by Eliot Spitzer
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and

Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs. – Eliot Spitzer

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Its time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy. – Eliot Spitzer

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I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in. – Eliot Spitzer

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I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas. – Eliot Spitzer

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