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All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected but in every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of… — William J. Clinton
The biggest challenge of public policy is to know when and how the world has changed. We are no longer an empty continent with endless… — Richard Lamm
The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The… — Thomas Jefferson
Personally, I do not see in Canada it would be a feasible thing if any Ministry organized taking over both the Health and the Disease… — William Osler
At one end of the continuum known as history are first-time events that have generated notable measures of public recognition due to either a positive… — Aberjhani
The vested interests-if we explain the situation by their influence-can only get the public to act as they wish by manipulating public opinion, by playing… — Norman Angell
I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of… — Antony Hewish
A story contained in the family lore of Brigham Young's descendants illustrates the submissive nature of humility. It recounts that in a public meeting the… — Truman G. Madsen
It's not that I'm deliberately trying to shock people all the time. I'm just doing things that are obvious to me. It's because the public… — Takafumi Horie
My mother went to Radcliffe, and rather than just trying to get rich, she wanted to be a teacher and taught for over 30 years… — Ben Affleck
It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen… — Bob Ehrlich
The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that… — Tom Coburn
I accept the resurrection of Easter Sunday not as an invention of the community of disciples, but as a historical event. If the resurrection of… — Pinchas Lapide
Compassion is the use of public funds to buy votes — Thomas Sowell
If there be a principle that ought not to be questioned within the United States, it is that every man has a right to abolish… — James Madison
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the public interest' supersedes… — Ayn Rand
The citizens of America have too much discernment to be argued into anarchy. And I am much mistaken, if experience has not wrought a deep… — Alexander Hamilton
There is a certain class of race problem-solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they… — Booker T. Washington
Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door… — Oswald Chambers
A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before… — John Owen
You're not supposed to be admitted to America if you're likely to be a charge on the public - if you're going to need government… — Jeff Sessions
Amnesty will not help balance our budget ... In fact, a large-scale amnesty is likely to add trillions of dollars to the debt over time,… — Jeff Sessions
So I think there's going to be a constituent backlash against this thing soon, as they see it moving in that direction...Whether they can pass… — Steve King
The person who prays more in public than in private reveals that he is less interested in God's approval than in human praise. Not piety… — D. A. Carson
A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public. — Dwight L. Moody

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