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But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade.

~Barney Frank

Topics: After Approach Ask Bin Brutal Did First Government Here Invade Noted Only President Refused Repressive Should Surrender Taliban Too Us

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But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Also Capitalist Clear Efficiency Entirely Healthy Inequality Left Maximum More Necessary Policy Produce Public Public Policy Socially System Than Will

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But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying.

~Barney Frank

Topics: About Anything Attention Democrats Disagree Like Me Occasions Pay Pay Attention People Republicans Right Say Saying Strongly Things Think Those I Think

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But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.

~Barney Frank

Topics: About Actively Also Decisions Etc How Involved Making Making Decisions Money Objects Others Poor Previous Programs Shaping Should Simply Some Spend Subjects Suggested Supporters

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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Affected Better Capitalism Decision Decisions Economic Every Forced Makers Perspective Power Share Those Who Will Works

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Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Action Been Community International Level Principle Valuable

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I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Being Biased Cannot Cause Characterize Committed Common Even Hope Narrow Own People Religion Religious Religious People Say Them Towards Which Will Work You

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I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Absolute Adult Authority Between Children Deep Dislike Gap Impose Like May Misuse People Physically Relations Themselves Think Which Who I Think

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If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics violation that ought to be looked at, you don't hold it back for retaliatory purposes.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Back Committee Ethics Hold Knew Looked Ought People Purposes Sent Serious Should Them Think Violation Violations You

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In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy the products produced, work happily for their wages, and leave all of the significant economic decisions to the capitalists.

~Barney Frank

Topics: American Buy Capitalists Decisions Economic Great Great Majority Happily Leave Majority Produced Products Role Significant Simply View Wages Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 31st, 1940

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