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Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Bridges Build Draw Lines Must Say Sometimes Where You

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Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Actually Alien Experiencing Fever Inhabited Jupiter Led Mars Martian Necessarily Now Our Our Planet Own People Planet Planetary Scientists Some Some People Suffering Telling Think Treaty Us Warming Wonder Kyoto

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We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Air Among Clean Clean Air Come Differences Few Free Goals Good Good Things Injury Name Political Real Regulation Safe Same Share Some Systems Things Transportation Us Water

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And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down a request to give some assistance on a pro-bono case, and this was no different.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Assistance Believe Case Different Down Give He Judge Never Request Roberts Some Turned Years I Believe I Believe In

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And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: American Average Average American Could Difficult Important Like Little Place Small Something Taiwan Understand Why Would

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And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Around Back Basic Certain Democracy Draw Friends Interest Lines Our Regard Sand Things Up Vital Willing World

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But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Aid Attacked Chinese Come Obligated Taiwan

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But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Afford Assistance Away Bad Basic Commitments Country Decisions Long-Term Make May Month Now Obviously Our Regard Short-Term Some Those Trade

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China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: China Destruction Greatest Mass Mass Destruction Nations Rogue Weapons World

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Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

~Fred Thompson

Topics: Chinese Clearly Good Good Relationship Know Relationship Them Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: August 19th, 1942

Died: November 1st, 2015

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