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The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Arbitration Away Been Deals Delay Desire Elected Examined Expand Give Global Government Inclusion Least May Mechanisms More Much Must Our Representatives Tell Thoroughly Too Too Much Trade Understandable Until

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Corporations are economic entities or structures, and yet they're allowed to fund political candidates, and when those candidates are elected, guess who gets in the door first? It's corporations.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Allowed Candidates Corporations Door Economic Elected Entities First Fund Gets Guess Political Structures Those Who

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I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Be A Man Beaten Dog Elected Little Man Puppy Rather Than Would

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I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Am Country Disgrace Done Duty Elected Gain Gratification Know My Self Never Politically Ruin Sacrificed Save Self Suffered Will I Am

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I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.

~Dean Smith

Topics: Am Carolina Elected Get How Liberal Never North North Carolina People Realized I Am

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Unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists.

~Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Topics: Activists Against Elected Elected Officials Exist Grassroots Leaders Make Officials Party Position Really Running Sure Where

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I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Am Argentina Being Chile Elected Encouraged Ireland More See Women Women Are I Am

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1992 became known as the 'Year of the Woman' because so many of us were elected to public office that November, including a record six to the United States Senate.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Became Because Elected Including Known Many November Office Public Public Office Record Senate Six States United United States United States Senate Us Were Woman Year

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That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States - with its unrivaled power and prestige - has begun to restore the country's and the world's faith in America as the land of opportunity.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: America Begun Could Country Elected Faith Land Like Obama Opportunity Power President Prestige Restore Someone States United United States World

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Obama seems like he tries to talk everyone into what he believes - and that's part of why we elected him, because he's a calm, reasonable guy - but behind that, there has to be some fight. You have to be able to take a few punches and throw a few punches.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Able Because Behind Believes Calm Elected Everyone Few Fight Guy He Him Like Obama Part Punches Reasonable Seems Some Take Talk Throw Tries Why You

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