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

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Politics
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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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Death
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Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president. – Eliot Spitzer

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I know its going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times were in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. – George W. Bush

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The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself. – James Wolcott

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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. – P. J. ORourke

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Governments never learn. Only people learn. – Milton Friedman

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Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. – Grover Cleveland, 1905

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