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I believe in an evolving Constitution. A flexible Constitution leaves room for us to consider not merely how the world once was, but how it ought to be.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Believe Consider Constitution Evolving Flexible How Leaves Merely Once Ought Room Us World I Believe I Believe In

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My career was obviously cut shorter than I wanted it to be.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Career Cut Obviously Than Wanted

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I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system.

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Jimmy Carter laid out policies that we now look back at and say, 'Gee, that actually made sense.' But you also need to explain it and convey and communicate in a way that provides that tableau, that understanding.

~Eliot Spitzer

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When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.

~Eliot Spitzer

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I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.

~Eliot Spitzer

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To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.

~Eliot Spitzer

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Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Affairs Approach Capacity Challenge Engaging Error Every Foreign Government Human Inform Maxim Must Our Power Recognition Reforming Should State State Government Tempered Used

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Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.

~Eliot Spitzer

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I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current; writing; teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Always Cherish Current Go Government Impact Issues Love Loved Next Out Participation Policy Sort Teaching Trying Where Will Writing Years I Love Cnn

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: June 10th, 1959

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