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The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Being Curriculum Kids Like Lurking Many Motives Our Parents Peer Peer Pressure Presence Pressure Schools Taught Threat Today Too Vary Violence Wary

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The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion.

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Topics: Amendment Attack Courts First First Amendment Protect Religion Should Using

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The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Birth Changes Democracy Era Great Iraq Our Positive

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The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: American American People Civil Criminal Criminal Justice Fabric Justice Law Nose Our People Society System Very Want Well

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Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math; parents must push and help their children to meet this goal.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Alone America Build Children Credits Development Get Goal Government Growth Help Math Meet More Must Needs Our Parents Permanent Programs Push Research Science Spurs Students Study Tax Technology

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Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Also American American Society Ballots Benefits Come Costs Dollars English Every Gaining Immigrants Languages Millions Millions Of Dollars Multiple Printing Society Speaking Year

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Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Activism America Control Judicial Marriage Out Threatens Traditional Traditional Marriage

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Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Away Economic Economic Freedom Founded Freedom Government Individual Never Our Permitted Property Property Rights Rights Should Take Those

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My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Ability America Around Backgrounds Bilingual Come Common Different Different Backgrounds Diversity English Even Father Grew He Immigrants Me Our Principles Son Spoke Strength Taught Unite Up

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It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we don't fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace.

~Ernest Istook

Topics: Alone Because Been Bush Champion Emphasized Fight First Freedom George George W George W. Bush Global Good Half He Leave Peace Said Speech Tyranny Us Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 11th, 1950

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