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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Data Eternal Eye Freedom Happening Keep Price Risks Store Take Unnecessary Vigilance

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The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Abuse American American People Anyone Her His People Power Start Until

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Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

~Chris Bell

Topics: About Challenges Choose Circle Closed Democracy Entrenched Just Lot Mainstream Opening Run Talk Texans Texas Will

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Ethics in government has always been important to me.

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Topics: Always Been Ethics Government Important Me

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I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when they're uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong.

~Chris Bell

Topics: About Both Bothers Effort Finding Fool Going Guess Keep Lawmakers Me Mistakes Much Nothing Now Out People Pretend See Texas Then Uncovered Washington Wrong

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I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Against Because Complaint Congressional Corruption Delay Democrat Drew Engaged Ethics Even Further He His Me Out Plans Republican Seat Texas Tom Voters

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I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Battling Beat Competition No Problem Out Position Problem Somebody Sport Trying Used

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I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Changed Convictions Courage Fool Need Overnight People Think Thinking Trying I Think

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I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Every Love Me Pleased Say Show Talk Talk Show Whatever Would

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So many people are accustomed to written information that you really have to have a few more bells and whistles in this day and age.

~Chris Bell

Topics: Accustomed Age Bells Day Day And Age Few Information Many More People Really So Many People Written You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 23rd, 1959

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