Byron Dorgan Quotes

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• When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them… American
• President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than… Among
• The gains we made in the United States that have made our country great have, in large part, been made over the opposition of major… Been
• All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with… All
• I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with… Believe
• I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable… Been
• I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions. American
• I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for. Feel
• If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families… Administration
• If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things. Better
• Is there decency left in American politics? American
• The taxpayers deserve accountability. Accountability
• People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat. Bird
• Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not… American
• The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will… Administration
• As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to… Ask
• We need leadership, and we need it now. Funny
• Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense. Creating
• This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is… Aggressive
• You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility. Authority

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