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# Todd Akin

(1947–2021)   Politician   United States

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Todd Akin was a politician from the United States, best known for *Firing Back*.

## Quick Facts About Todd Akin

Born July 5, 1947

Died October 3, 2021

Nationality United States

Profession Politician

Notable works Firing Back

## About Todd Akin

William Todd Akin was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in New York City, Akin grew up in the Greater St. Louis area. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, Akin served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and worked in the computer and steel industries. In 1988, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. He served in the state house until 2000, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, in which he served until 2013.

##  Quotes by Todd Akin

> [I'm standing for real freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-m-standing-for-real-freedom/)

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[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

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> [I don't know the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-don-t-know-the-future/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [I don't apologize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-don-t-apologize/)

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> [Social Security is a tax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/social-security-is-a-tax/)

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[Health](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/health/)

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> [I am deeply concerned about America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-am-deeply-concerned-about-america/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [As I said, I believe life starts at conception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/as-i-said-i-believe-life-starts-at-conception/)

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> [My base will show up in earthquakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/my-base-will-show-up-in-earthquakes/)

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> [I'm a dad and that's pretty important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-m-a-dad-and-that-s-pretty-important/)

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[Dad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad/)

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> [I was involved in some peaceful protests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-was-involved-in-some-peaceful-protests/)

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> [I stand up for the things I believe in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-stand-up-for-the-things-i-believe-in/)

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> [Just because somebody makes a mistake doesn't make them useless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/just-because-somebody-makes-a-mistake-doesn-t-make-them-useless/)

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[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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> [More freedom means more jobs... less government and less taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/more-freedom-means-more-jobs-less-government-and-less-taxes/)

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[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

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> [I may not be the favourite candidate of some people within the Republican establishment, but the voters made a decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-may-not-be-the-favourite-candidate-of-some-people-within-the/)

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[Decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decision/)

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> [I will work with anyone that wants to get America back on track and make sure that the government is the servant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-will-work-with-anyone-that-wants-to-get-america-back-on-track-and/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [At the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/at-the-heart-of-liberalism-really-is-a-hatred-for-god-and-a-belief/)

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[Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/)

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> [You know, don't tell anybody I'm a jail bird, you know, but there were a bunch of us that were years ago…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/you-know-don-t-tell-anybody-i-m-a-jail-bird-you-know-but-there-were-a/)

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[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

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> [Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/taiwan-is-a-budding-democracy-and-the-people-have-participated-in/)

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[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-don-t-know-the-future-i-didn-t-come-here-to-tell-you-how-this-is/)

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> [We don't want the efficiency of the federal government and the compassion of the IRS to run our health care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/we-don-t-want-the-efficiency-of-the-federal-government-and-the/)

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[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

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> [The Holy Father held a special place in the hearts of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/the-holy-father-held-a-special-place-in-the-hearts-of-more-than-1/)

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> [We have a long heritage of freedom that defines America. We believe there is a Creator who blessed us with life, liberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/we-have-a-long-heritage-of-freedom-that-defines-america-we-believe/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/self-ruled-taiwan-cannot-be-expected-to-accept-such-an-affront-to-the/)

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> [Now, an embryo may seem like some scientific or laboratory term, but, in fact, the embryo contains the unique information that defines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/now-an-embryo-may-seem-like-some-scientific-or-laboratory-term-but-in/)

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[Embryo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/embryo/)

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> [I think that the thing you have to do is, people have to start being held accountable for their decisions. If somebody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-think-that-the-thing-you-have-to-do-is-people-have-to-start-being/)

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[Buying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buying/)

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> [I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-oppose-any-attempt-to-grant-homosexual-unions-the-same-legal/)

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[Family life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family-life/)

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> [Anybody who knows something about the history of the human race knows that there is no civilization which has condoned homosexual marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/anybody-who-knows-something-about-the-history-of-the-human-race-knows/)

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[Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/)

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> [By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/by-contrast-china-is-a-repressive-regime-that-denies-its-citizens-the/)

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[China](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/china/)

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> [Now, Social Security through the years, for many many people, has been a terrible investment. It's really a tax, that's all it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/now-social-security-through-the-years-for-many-many-people-has-been-a/)

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> [In the 1990s, human intelligence gathering was seriously neglected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/in-the-1990s-human-intelligence-gathering-was-seriously-neglected/)

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> [Just dying should not be a reason for taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/just-dying-should-not-be-a-reason-for-taxes/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/the-advent-of-self-government-for-the-iraqi-people-is-a-watershed/)

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[Advent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advent/)

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> [I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/i-oppose-the-attempts-of-homosexual-activists-to-treat-homosexual/)

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[Activist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activist/)

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> [The Supreme Court and courts in general have been usurping the role of the legislative branch of government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/the-supreme-court-and-courts-in-general-have-been-usurping-the-role/)

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> [It is an essential tenet of our whole representative form of government, the idea that there should not be some tyranny which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/it-is-an-essential-tenet-of-our-whole-representative-form-of/)

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[Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/)

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> [Now an embryo may seem like some scientific or laboratory term, but in fact the embryo contains the unique information that defines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/now-an-embryo-may-seem-like-some-scientific-or-laboratory-term-but-in-2/)

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> [You find that along with the culture of death go all kinds of other law-breaking: Not following good sanitary procedure, giving abortions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/you-find-that-along-with-the-culture-of-death-go-all-kinds-of-other/)

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[Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/)

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> [America has got the equivalent of stage three cancer of socialism because the federal government is tampering in all kinds of stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-akin/america-has-got-the-equivalent-of-stage-three-cancer-of-socialism/)

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## Todd Akin by topic

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