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Talking with people who disagree is terrible and tragic when avoided. He argues that boycotts that hurt ordinary citizens are counterproductive, and that a government should be honest, decent, and compassionate. He also notes that giving a group secondary citizenship violates basic human rights.

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(Doctors) collectively have done more to block adequate medical care for people of this country than any other single group.

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I don't laugh at people any more when they say they've seen UFOs. I've seen one myself!

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My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice now when people wave at me, they use all…

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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

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My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.

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The greatest discrimination in the world now is against poor people.

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It's a terrible and tragic and counterproductive policy to avoid communicating with people who disagree with us.

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People who have lust in their heart as just as guilty as those who commit adultery.

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Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will…

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We cannot speak of human rights in other countries unless we are going to do our utmost to protect the rights of…

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I officially designated every US ambassador on earth to be my personal human rights representative, and to have the embassy be a…

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There are some discrepencies in the writings of Paul. Some Christians chose those ones that say that women should be restricted in…

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Quite often, the people who do leave their own nation and come to an unknown destination, like the United States, are inherently…

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I don't think the Tea Party people are racist, except maybe a tiny portion of them. But there has been a deliberate…

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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban…

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People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing everything I can to make sure…

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Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be.…

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The special relationship between the United States and Israel still stands. Our total committments to Israel's security and our hope for peace…

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I think that the best approach would be if the American people ever insist that we cut down on the massive amounts…

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People in the United States, including me, are naturally inclined to support Israel. I'm an evangelical Christian who teaches the Bible every…

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Our decision about energy will test the character of the American people and the ability of the President and the Congress to…

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America has had the best university system in the world for a long time. And so we have been innovators, not only…

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Jesus never mentions abortion. But I think that Jesus did care for the unborn child, I think that Jesus did care for…

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It was the darndest thing I've ever seen. It was big, it was very bright, it changed colors and it was about…

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In general, in the matters that relate to theology or behavior, people to one another, Paul was obviously biblically correct. But when…

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I come out of the environment of the Deep South, where I had seen the millstone of racial discrimination weighting down my…

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I would like people to remember that I kept the peace when I was president and I worked for peace, that I…

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I think the Bible is completely inspired by God in its overall messages. But, for the people of those days to know…

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We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will…

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I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the…

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Since I was 18 years old, I have taught the Bible. For the last fifteen or twenty years, I have taught every…

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We have the heaviest concentration of lawyers on Earth -- one for every five-hundred Americans; three times as many as are in…

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The world is safer without Saddam [Hussein]. Certainly the people of Iraq are better without Saddam.

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I let God be the judge and I believe that we worship a just and fair God who won't punish innocent people…

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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.

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When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights.

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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.

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Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service…

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Our laws were not designed to accommodate three or four thousand refugees coming here per day. Our laws were designed for people…

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When the laws are written and administered by the most powerful leaders in a society, it is human nature for them to…

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I have a very real political awareness that at least on a transient basis the more drastic action taken by the president, the more…

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life...

Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this Nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally.…