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The people I am afraid of are the ones who look for tendentiousness between the lines and are determined to see me… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] suggestions that the United States should leave the Pacific and let Japan, South Korea, or whoever else wants to develop… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
One of the things that you come pretty early on to understand in this job, and you start figuring out even during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How great would it be to have a native son lead us out of turmoil and trouble to peace and justice? Someone… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going… — George Smathers Copy Share Image
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The media theme was, "June is when you win the presidency," because that's what they thought Hillary [Clinton] was doing. Hillary was… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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It is amazing that Jeff Sessions is still in the job. Any self-respecting Attorney General of the United States would have publicly… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is using an age-old trick of right wing populism, much like George Wallace, much like Joe McCarthy, Pitchfork Ben Tillman… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I've heard - when I first started, people were saying, "You know if it ends up being Trump against [Hillary] Clinton, it's… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
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I think, as a president, you have to want respect. You can't look for love from the American people. You have to… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Trump could also only win the presidency without a popular-vote majority because a large region of the country, the greater Rust Belt… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
There are change elections and there are 'more of the same' elections, and there was a lot of economic anxiety in the… — Steve Schmidt Copy Share Image
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Well, one of the things a lot of Americans don't know, when Mitt Romney is nominated a few days from now, he… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
We didn't hear a word about the Clinton Global Initiative. We didn't hear a word about all the masterful, wonderful things they've… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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I am 60, and I am as much an internationalist as when I was younger, when I was a Marxist-Leninist. Internationalism is… — Bernard-Henri Levy Copy Share Image
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The former secretary of State is the nominee. She is also the Willie Sutton of classified data. And there is going to… — Hugh Hewitt Copy Share Image
I have never lied about my relationship with Bill Clinton. The only proven liar, at this point, and the only admitted liar,… — Gennifer Flowers Copy Share Image
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![“[Donald Trump] suggestions that the United States should leave the Pacific and let Japan, South Korea, or whoever else wants to develop nuclear weapons. These are incredibly dangerous ideas that need to be confronted.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd8/hillary-clinton-51_dangerous_donald-trump-suggestions-that-the-united_2081651.jpg)
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![“I've heard - when I first started, people were saying, "You know if it ends up being Trump against [Hillary] Clinton, it's going to be the highest-rated debate in the history of television - or, show in the history of television. And they also said something else. It'll probably be the greatest…” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd3/donald-trump-18_clinton_i-ve-heard-when-i-first-started-people-w_655426.jpg)
![“We didn't hear a word about the Clinton Global Initiative. We didn't hear a word about all the masterful, wonderful things they've done in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Why not? If you're extolling the virtues of the change, "She [Hillary Clinton] makes more change, she's done more…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7de/rush-limbaugh-28_aftermath_we-didn-t-hear-a-word-about-the-clinton_2829337.jpg)
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