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Congressional mistakes have dramatically increased immigration through a series of what I believe were ill-advised actions going back to 1965 when the basic notions of… — Ronald Reagan
We've come to a basic agreement, which is that first, people will be legalized. In other words, not citizens, but they'll be allowed to work,… — Charles Schumer
Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see… — Hu Jintao
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are… — Richard Courant
The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we are constantly recreating our basic… — Chogyam Trungpa
A kiss can be a comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Thats basic spelling that every woman ought to know. — Mistinguett
There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic human… — P.J. O'Rourke
The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as… — John F. Kennedy
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.… — Dalai Lama
Probably, the nature of homophobia will never be widely interrogated, while we will continue to be excluded from school curricula, subjected to vicious media distortions,… — Sarah Schulman
The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to… — George Meany
Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the political will of… — Sadako Ogata
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - This great and inspiring instrument was born of an increased sense of responsibility by the international community for… — U Thant
In many parts of the world the people are searching for a solution which would link the two basic values: peace and justice. The two… — Lech Walesa
Effort is between you, and you, and nobody else. So that team that thinks it's ready to see you, they think what they've seen on… — Ray Lewis
Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we… — Chogyam Trungpa
Basic education links the children, whether of the cities or the villages, to all that is best and lasting in India. — Mahatma Gandhi
Just because a child's parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights to health care, education and… — Marian Wright Edelman
Achieving the right to basic education for all is thus one of the biggest moral challenges of our times. — Koichiro Matsuura

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