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I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Address Against Ask Clearly End Going Including Policy Said State Tell Union Very

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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

~Barack Obama

Topics: Against America Becoming Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Economy Everyone Fair First Give How Keep Lead Like Make New Opportunity Policeman Safe Second Security Shot Solving Technology Third Urgent Us Without Work World

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So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.

~Barbara Boxer

Topics: Against Big Companies Energy Far Financial Go Hard Interests Like Off Oil Oil Companies Right Rip Special Special Interests Up Us Who Work World You

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If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s.

~Barbara Castle

Topics: Against Bad Economy Fighting Got Just Low Pay Philosophy Sort System Too Unemployment Which You 1930S

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As I plotted 'Blueprints,' I realized that ageism against women is most obvious in the field of entertainment - and that I needed a TV show in my book.

~Barbara Delinsky

Topics: Against Ageism Book Entertainment Field Most Needed Obvious Realized Show Tv Tv Show Women

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Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an 'ethic.'

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Against Appropriate Else Ethic Happen Just Nothing Particularly Performed Personally Quietly Someone Subject Think Work

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But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Against America Become Cease City Collection Danger Each Faces Great Groups Individual Instead Interest Nation One Nation Private Region Satisfy Seeking Suburb Wants Will

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I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Against Between Border Come Cultures Each Experience Gave Human Human Experience Insight Interesting Living Lot Many Me Mexico Might Most Other Parts So Many Years Sort Sparks Think Years I Think

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Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law to say there are moments in the day when you hate your children. Everyone actually has those moments.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Actually Against Children Culture Day Everyone Hate Law Moments Motherhood Our Practically Say Those You Your

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I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Against Come Cultures Each Experience Human Human Experience Interesting Might Most Other Parts Sort Sparks Think I Think

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