"Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes,……" — Dick Gephardt
"Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter the surge of momentary machismo -- as gratifying as it may be for some -- it's short-sighted and wrong to simply go it alone."
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Dick Gephardt
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42 Quotes by Dick Gephardt
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I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.
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I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried…
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Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.
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I think when everything is finally considered, I'll have a lot of support -- strong support -- not only from…
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The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to…
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And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.'
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We can see beyond the present shadows of war in the Middle East to a new world order where the…
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What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a…
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I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.
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Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.
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One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much…
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Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give…
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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