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To fight extremism, we will need to pursue a two-pronged strategy: both 'hard,' through stricter control of our borders and a more robust and technologically advanced security response, and 'soft,' based on better intelligence-gathering, working to return our mosques to their spiritual function and barring entry to foreign preachers.

~Beji Caid Essebsi

Topics: Advanced Based Better Borders Both Control Entry Extremism Fight Foreign Function Hard More Mosque Need Our Preachers Pursue Response Return Robust Security Soft Spiritual Strategy Through Will Working

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Michelle Obama blows my mind. Form and function, style and grace.

~Bellamy Young

Topics: Blows Form Function Grace Michelle Michelle Obama Mind Obama Style

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Jackie O was so capable in so many ways. Hillary tried to redefine the role when she got into public policy, and Michelle Obama is able to move smoothly between form and function, style and substance.

~Bellamy Young

Topics: Able Between Capable Form Function Got Hillary Jackie Many Michelle Michelle Obama Move Obama Policy Public Public Policy Redefine Role She Smoothly Style Substance Tried Ways

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I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Ability Achieve Am Assure Committee Confirmed Effectively Essential Function Independent Influences Institution Objectives Political Strictly Will I Am

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I personally read criticism - at least by writers I enjoy - to stimulate a conversation in my own mind, and I like to think that's the function I serve for others.

~Ben Brantley

Topics: Conversation Criticism Enjoy Function Least Like Mind My Own Others Own Personally Read Serve Stimulate Think Writers

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The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable.

~Benito Mussolini

Topics: Citizen Function Inseparable Soldier

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Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though effected doubtless with a view to the strengthening of the State, was really and in principle the initiation of the State's destruction.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Defence Destruction Doubtless Effected Function Initiation Introduction Necessity Principle Prompted Really State Strengthening Though View

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But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Aggression Care Defence Essential Few Function Know Seem State Which

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Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it what it should be.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Contrary Description Discovery Function Making Means On The Contrary Should Socialism Society

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My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.

~Bernadette Devlin

Topics: Done Function Get Life Parliament Politician Something

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