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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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Yes, people pull the trigger – but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror. – Eliot Spitzer

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In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether its single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. – 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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Governments never learn. Only people learn. – Milton Friedman

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Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts to reform the government and uphold the integrity of the Constitution and the laws made in furtherance thereof. – John Jay Hooker

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Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people. – Muqtada al Sadr

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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. – Donald Rumsfeld

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