There is no perception among the American people, nor their elected representatives, that there is a serious problem that needs fixing. — Robert Reischauer Copy Share Image
I have talked with representatives from the two other parties who said they had no problem with the offer either. — Abhisit Vejjajiva Copy Share Image
I, for one, resent it when a representative of the people refers to you and me, the free men and women of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I am a loyal American. I am extremely proud of the work I have done for the United States and for my… — Steven Hatfill Copy Share Image
An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history;… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
. . . what happened, of course, was that I was writing a play set in the 1940's that was supposed to… — August Wilson Copy Share Image
Our friends early appear to us as representatives of certain ideas, which they never pass or exceed. They stand on the brink… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
All right, so there he is, our representative to the world, Mr. Western Civilization, in codpiece and pantyhose up there on the… — Marvin Mudrick Copy Share Image
There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down… — Gunnar Myrdal Copy Share Image
[The Republican Party] for example, they do run the House of Representatives, they're a majority there, and it's the House that is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
In the legislature, the House of Representatives is chosen by less than half the people, and not at all in proportion to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Sovereignty inheres in the right to issue money. And the American sovereignty belongs by right to the people, and their representatives in… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
I think a way to behave is to think not in terms of representative government, not in terms of voting, not in… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Extensive violations of human rights (torture, forced reduction of living standards for much of the population, police-sponsored death squads, destruction of representative… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I've done movies in the past that have so many characters and I find it's very hard to follow all these stories.… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy .… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
With support jobs moving to China and India, it's not surprising that English-speaking countries' top frustration revolves around the difficulty of understanding… — Bob Hayes Copy Share Image
One strategy that the tea party smartly embraced was one of being almost entirely defensive. They consciously decided not to figure out… — Ezra G. Levin Copy Share Image
My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home. — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
Postmodernism shifts the basis of the work of art from the object to the transaction between the spectator and the object and… — Arnold Aronson Copy Share Image
I had great representatives looking out for my best interests and safety. They just happened to be my parents. — Eric Lindros Copy Share Image
When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your… — Joan Blades Copy Share Image
While I understand we might like to expect that our political representatives will be role models rather than reprobates, that doesn't mean… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of… — Jim Sensenbrenner Copy Share Image
I officially designated every US ambassador on earth to be my personal human rights representative, and to have the embassy be a… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The Navy runs their process. The House of Representatives doesn't do anything about their process. We do not select. Navy officers select. — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
All in all, the framers would probably agree that it's better to impeach too often than too seldom. If presidents can't be… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
The decisions MPs make as our representatives affect every aspect of our daily lives, from energy bills to the quality of our… — Gina Miller Copy Share Image
The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I personally think that he did violate the law, that he committed impeachable offenses. But I don't think that he thinks he… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government. — Todd Akin Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Does any one suppose that private prayer is necessarily candid—necessarily goes to the roots of action? Private prayer is inaudible speech, and… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
The people will not rest until the Pahlavi rule has been swept away and all traces of tyranny have disappeared. As long… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
There's a political reality about impeachment. It's purely a political process. The interpretation of "high crimes and misdemeanors" can reach a long… — John Dean Copy Share Image
A representative assembly, although extremely well qualified, and absolutely necessary, as a branch of the legislative, is unfit to exercise the executive… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I think what we are confronting now is a new war of ideas. It's not communism versus capitalism, but it is authoritarianism… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
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