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title: "12 Issues Country Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [There are issues in this country that a lot of people feel strongly about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/there-are-issues-in-this-country-that-a-lot-of-people-feel-strongly/)

[Eric Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-reid/)

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> [We face major issues in our country. From the border to climate and energy, to housing and cost of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/we-face-major-issues-in-our-country-from-the-border-to-climate-and/)

[Tom Suozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-suozzi/)

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> [Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxine-waters/be-who-you-are-do-what-you-do-and-let-us-get-on-with-discussing-the/)

[Maxine Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxine-waters/)

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> [It's important to discuss the issues that we have in our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/it-s-important-to-discuss-the-issues-that-we-have-in-our-country/)

[Eric Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-reid/)

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> [I believe that there are issues in this country - many issues, too many to name. It's not one particular issue. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/i-believe-that-there-are-issues-in-this-country-many-issues-too-many/)

[Eric Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-reid/)

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> [You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They are all different, in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/you-cannot-take-one-set-of-issues-from-one-country-and-apply-it-to/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

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> [There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-soderbergh/there-are-three-major-social-issues-that-this-country-is-struggling/)

[Steven Soderbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-soderbergh/)

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> [None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/none-of-these-situations-are-identical-you-cannot-take-one-set-of/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

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> [We have various and real issues in our country, but the only way to address them is to identify them specifically and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-cain/we-have-various-and-real-issues-in-our-country-but-the-only-way-to/)

[Will Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-cain/)

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> [We have so many issues in this country to focus on that worry us, that I question why there is such focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-murkowski/we-have-so-many-issues-in-this-country-to-focus-on-that-worry-us-that/)

[Lisa Murkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-murkowski/)

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> [ There are so many issues that this country \[the U.S.\] has, and that the world faces, that it's important that we sit… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-blackthorne/there-are-so-many-issues-that-this-country-the-u-s-has-and-that-the/)

[Paul Blackthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-blackthorne/)

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> [If you know anything about the issues in our country, you know we have a lot of deep-rooted anger and anxieties that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-jenkins/if-you-know-anything-about-the-issues-in-our-country-you-know-we-have/)

[Malcolm Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-jenkins/)

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