Capitol Quotes
123 quotes by 84 authors
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It was Rome, on the fifteenth of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing…
— Edward Gibbon
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Capitol Hill is Israeli occupied territory.
— Pat Buchanan
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I sold my life to Capitol Records; it sucks.
— Melissa Auf der Maur
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And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to receive and hear the petitions of the People, then I…
— Caleb Cushing
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When I get ready to explain homemade fascism in America, I can take my example from the state capitol of Texas.
— J. Frank Dobie
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We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down…
— Todd Tiahrt
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Our capitol punishment system is haunted by the demon of error- error in determining guilt, error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die...…
— George Ryan
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We have built no temple but the Capitol. We consult no common oracle but the Constitution.
— Rufus Choate
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Initially, I had two thoughts. First, this is a very large conspiracy; and second, our children in Washington. We knew there were a few unidentified…
— Mercer Reynolds
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The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid. In Washington, D.C., our nation’s…
— Michelle Alexander
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I guided my heap into the heart of Capitol Hill wondering for the first time in fourteen years what I could do to get money…
— Gary Reilly
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Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the audience in the…
— Byron York
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On Capitol Hill, House Republicans have been doing our part. We've been hard at work developing policies that will help empower all Americans. We're beginning…
— Dennis Hastert
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My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the…
— Barack Obama
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Nice little town, Albany. They've got a State Capitol there, you know.
— Ralph Bellamy
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I think doctors care very deeply about their patients, but when they organize into the AMA, their responsibility is to the welfare of doctors, and…
— Jimmy Carter
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Welcome to the U.S. Capitol: Watch for falling expectations.
— Wiley Miller
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Every two years, one of the most hotly contested elections in Texas is the poll taken among members of the capitol press corps to determine…
— Molly Ivins
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After all, Wall Street is clearly the most powerful lobbying force on Capitol Hill. From 1998 through 2008, the financial sector spent over $5 billion…
— Bernie Sanders
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I don't know if anybody can second-guess what they will do on Capitol Hill.
— Montel Williams
Who Wrote These Capitol Quotes
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