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> [What this nation most wants, most yearns for, most needs is someone where people know, all Americans know, that even when they disagree well with him, he will always be accountable to them above one's party, above self and any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/what-this-nation-most-wants-most-yearns-for-most-needs-is-someone/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

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## More by Joe Sestak

> [Having served in the military, I know that militaries can stop a problem, but they can't fix a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/having-served-in-the-military-i-know-that-militaries-can-stop-a/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [Torture is and must remain illegal. Warrantless wiretapping is also illegal, as was the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Qatar without proper notice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/torture-is-and-must-remain-illegal-warrantless-wiretapping-is-also/)

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> [To be productive and focused, the rugged individuals in our economy need health security so that our country can remain competitive and agile in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/to-be-productive-and-focused-the-rugged-individuals-in-our-economy/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [It's like I learned in the military: the officers always ate last. When you're responsible for people, that's how it should be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/it-s-like-i-learned-in-the-military-the-officers-always-ate-last-when/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [If you took money out of politics, you'd solve 80 percent of all the problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/if-you-took-money-out-of-politics-you-d-solve-80-percent-of-all-the/)

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> [Americans want someone who is accountable to them above self, above party, and above any special interest. They want a President that has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/americans-want-someone-who-is-accountable-to-them-above-self-above/)

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> [I want to be a public servant, not a politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/i-want-to-be-a-public-servant-not-a-politician/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [We were rugged individualists in the Navy, but we all had health care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/we-were-rugged-individualists-in-the-navy-but-we-all-had-health-care/)

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> [The United States must ensure that Iran does not attain nuclear weapons, as this poses a direct threat to our interests, including Israel, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/the-united-states-must-ensure-that-iran-does-not-attain-nuclear/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [Some of the greatest national security threats we face cannot be defeated or defended by traditional military hardware, but only by greatly enhanced cyberspace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/some-of-the-greatest-national-security-threats-we-face-cannot-be/)

[Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/)

> [I favor every worker having access to a retirement savings account, and there are various options for doing this. I do support states implementing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/i-favor-every-worker-having-access-to-a-retirement-savings-account/)

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> [Launching a ground war against Iran would require hundreds of thousands of troops for a 'regime change followed by nation-building' operation, as we attempted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/launching-a-ground-war-against-iran-would-require-hundreds-of/)

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> [At the end of the day, Israel is its own self-determining government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/at-the-end-of-the-day-israel-is-its-own-self-determining-government/)

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> [There are too many who have not shared in the benefits of this economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/there-are-too-many-who-have-not-shared-in-the-benefits-of-this-economy/)

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> [Your U.S. military has the best child care in the nation. Full, paid family and medical leave benefits. Why aren't we doing that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/your-u-s-military-has-the-best-child-care-in-the-nation-full-paid/)

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