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I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Because Enough Had Had Enough Lobbyists Oil President Running

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I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate the schools.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Area Been Better Cases Did Ended Had Improve Integrate Louis Methods Other Schools Situation Some St. Louis Think Trying Using I Think

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I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Act Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Been Believe Career Civil Civil Rights Fight Get Led Long Rights Strong Strongly Supporter Voting Voting Rights Whole I Believe I Believe In

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I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Attended Birthday Brief Court Federal Friend Holiday Keep King Law Law School Luther Making Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Michigan Original School Sponsors Which

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You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Am Everything Know Life Out Proud Public Public Life Record Stand You I Am

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You don't lock into a ten-year family budget. You take it a year at a time - maybe even six months at a time. And then if the income really comes in the way you hope it does, then you can make some of those expenditures that you've been waiting to make. We think that same principle should apply to the national family we call America.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: America Apply Been Budget Call Does Even Expenditures Family Hope Income Lock Make Maybe Months National Principle Really Same Should Six Some Take Then Think Those Time Waiting Way Year You

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In 1993, as House Democratic Leader, I led the fight to pass the Clinton-Gore economic plan - a plan designed to slash the deficit, invest in education, cut taxes for working families, and ask the wealthy among us to pay their fair share... Not one Republican voted for that plan. They said it was a job killer.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Among Ask Cut Deficit Democratic Designed Economic Education Fair Fair Share Families Fight House Invest Job Killer Leader Led Pass Pay Plan Republican Said Share Slash Taxes Us Voted Wealthy Working Working Families

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Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

~Dick Gephardt

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I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced. Abortion was wrong, I was taught.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Abortion Baptist Church Class College Early Faith Family Raised Reinforced Scholarship Taught Teachings Were Where Working Working Class Wrong I Was Raised

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The sanctity of a woman's right to control her own destiny is a moral force of its own... I came to realize that the question of choice is to be answered, not by the state, but by the individual.

~Dick Gephardt

Topics: Answered Came Choice Control Destiny Force Her Individual Moral Own Question Realize Right Sanctity State Woman I Came

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 31st, 1941

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