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> [Millions of Americans have paid into social security and deserve their full benefits. Pure and simple, Republicans are manufacturing a social security…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-watson/millions-of-americans-have-paid-into-social-security-and-deserve/)

[Diane Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-watson/)

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> [“the needs of Americans take priority over the interests of non-Americans, that what is denied non-Americans must be paid for by what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-h-buckley/the-needs-of-americans-take-priority-over-the-interests-of-non/)

[F. H. Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-h-buckley/)

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> [The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-cost-of-freedom-is-always-high-but-americans-have-always-paid-it/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [From day one, President Biden and this Administration have vowed to strengthen Medicare. Millions of Americans that have paid into this program…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neera-tanden/from-day-one-president-biden-and-this-administration-have-vowed-to/)

[Neera Tanden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neera-tanden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/neera-tanden-4361_care_from-day-one-president-biden-and-this-ad_1115796.jpg)

> [In our observances this Memorial Day, we honor the brave Americans who paid the highest price for their commitment to the ideals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-our-observances-this-memorial-day-we-honor-the-brave-americans-who/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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