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> [I used to have a great fear of constitutional conventions. I have a great fear now of not having one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-used-to-have-a-great-fear-of-constitutional-conventions-i-have-a/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

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## More by Tom Coburn

> [I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-believe-keeping-our-promises-should-be-our-highest-priority-and/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/the-founding-fathers-never-once-rationalized-getting-in-power-and/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/the-real-debate-is-we-ve-had-an-activist-court-and-the-american/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [It is inexcusable for the White House and Congress to not even make the effort to find at least some offsets to this new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/it-is-inexcusable-for-the-white-house-and-congress-to-not-even-make/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [I firmly believe that the court should take another direction on many of these moral issues that face us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-firmly-believe-that-the-court-should-take-another-direction-on-many/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/the-voting-records-of-virtually-every-member-of-congress-reveal-that/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [When we have heartbeat and brain waves, we refuse to accept it as the presence of life - this lack of logic of which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/when-we-have-heartbeat-and-brain-waves-we-refuse-to-accept-it-as-the/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [All change starts with a distant rumble at the grassroots level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/all-change-starts-with-a-distant-rumble-at-the-grassroots-level/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own frailties and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-would-like-to-believe-i-would-not-have-behaved-differently-had-i/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/welfare-reform-happened-with-reconciliation-half-the-democrats-voted/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [Careerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/careerism-the-self-centered-philosophy-of-governing-to-win-the-next/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [The question that arises as we use all these adjectives and adverbs to describe our physicians as we approach a Supreme Court nominee is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/the-question-that-arises-as-we-use-all-these-adjectives-and-adverbs/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [You're going to die sooner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/you-re-going-to-die-sooner/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [We can achieve much greater representation through term-limited members.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/we-can-achieve-much-greater-representation-through-term-limited/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

> [I believe all life has value, from conception to natural death. And I believe the intentional taking of human life, except to save lives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-believe-all-life-has-value-from-conception-to-natural-death-and-i/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

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