The energetic action of the times develops individualism, and the religious appear isolated. I esteem this a step in the right direction.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Of course, it is always nice to poll well, but if you don't get representatives elected, then what is the point? — Marta Andreasen Copy Share Image
It is unconscionable for children in our prosperous country, or anywhere for that matter, to go without food. I implore everyone to… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Musical numbers should carry the action of the play and should be representative of the personalities of the characters who sing them. — Jerome Kern Copy Share Image
“When interacting with Workers Compensation representatives, you are engaging with people that are paid to do everything they can to deny your… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
It is entirely undemocratic to continue these burdens on the people for years and years after the requirements of protection have been… — John Griffin Carlisle Copy Share Image
With that in mind and in celebration of National Prayer Day, today I have proposed in the House of Representatives a Constitutional… — Nick Rahall Copy Share Image
The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Suppose two-thirds of the members of the national House of Representatives were dumped into the Washington garbage incinerator tomorrow, what would we… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I haven't officially spoken in public about that issue, but I don't think it's a secret that Carlos [López-Cantera] has been a… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Impeachment must not be a raw exercise of political power in which the House impeaches whoever it wishes for any reason it… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
You're often looking at writing from writers who, for the most part, are working in forms that traditionally fit into other genres.… — John D'Agata Copy Share Image
Indeed we may consider the engine as the material and mechanical representative of analysis, and that our actual working powers in this… — Ada Lovelace Copy Share Image
If a president makes a reasoned decision about what best serves the nation's interests, even if he turns out to be wrong,… — George T. Conway III Copy Share Image
July 4, 1776 was the historic day on which the representatives of three millions of people vocalized Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
What is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part [the necessary and proper clause] of the Constitution… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The house of representatives ... can make no law, which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It was always understood that plants and animals, though completely contrasted in their higher representatives, approached each other very closely in their… — Asa Gray Copy Share Image
Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on. — Judy LaMarsh Copy Share Image
Yanukovych has changed everything in Ukrainian jails - real criminals have been released, while representatives of the middle class and politically rebellious… — Yulia Tymoshenko Copy Share Image
The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars,… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
You go out and obtain from your political allies and friends in the academic world to sign a letter saying that the… — Charles Ruff Copy Share Image
Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
As representatives, we are accountable first not to our party, not to our leadership, not to the chief executive, but just to… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
I am not the leader; I am a representative of the leader. The leader is the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, whom we believe… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
If I was the leader of the House of Representatives, the first thing I would do is I would put in a… — Jon Tester Copy Share Image
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
Anyone observing U.S. politics in recent years could easily conclude that lying about having sex is a serious offense worthy of impeachment,… — Linda McQuaig Copy Share Image
Wikileaks is a democratizing force. Its giving individuals access to decisions and thinking by their representatives and in a democracy that ought… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The bloggers and online donors represent an important resource for the party, but they are not representative of the majority you need… — Steve Elmendorf Copy Share Image
The only conduct that merits the drastic remedy of impeachment is that which subverts our system of government or renders the president… — Charles Ruff Copy Share Image
I think that the citizens of Montana are looking for citizen representatives that are willing to place character, common sense, and conservative… — Matt Rosendale Copy Share Image
As a customer service representative; it is hard to deal with people who has an attitude when I pick up the phone. — Jon Jones Copy Share Image
Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Elected representatives are so embedded in the basic notion of what constitutes a democratic nation that it has become indistinguishable from any… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life. — Lane Kirkland Copy Share Image
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