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The Second Amendment is not about hunting. It is about protecting ourselves from a tyrannical government.

~Derrick Grayson

Topics: About Amendment Government Hunting Ourselves Protecting Second Second Amendment Tyrannical

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The only thing that holds the government back from just going ballistic on us is the Second Amendment. When we become disarmed, it's over. It's over.

~Derrick Grayson

Topics: Amendment Back Become Disarmed Going Government Holds Just Only Over Second Second Amendment The Only Thing Thing Us

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It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established.

~Des Browne

Topics: Afghanistan Commitment Community Create Democratic Enduring Environment Established Financial Government Institutions International International Community Military Require Sustained Which Will Working

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Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

~Desiree Rogers

Topics: Am Arena Big Big Way Bowl Breaks Business Charge Filled Government Heart Learn Like Media Only Person Playing Put Second Super Super Bowl Washington Way You Yourself I Am

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We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.

~Deval Patrick

Topics: Best Compassionate Efficient Government Need Our Pragmatic Smart

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We believe that in times like these we should turn to each other, not on each other. We believe that government has a role to play, not in solving every problem in everybody's life but in helping people help themselves to the American dream. That's what Democrats believe.

~Deval Patrick

Topics: American American Dream Believe Democrats Dream Each Every Everybody Government Help Helping Helping People Life Like Other People Play Problem Role Should Solving Themselves Times Turn

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People aren't going to go bankrupt anymore if they have a serious illness, which was a serious issue here in the country before the Affordable Care Act. And, in fact, the expense of expanding health care for those who need the subsidy is picked up by the federal government for most of the early years.

~Deval Patrick

Topics: Act Affordable Affordable Care Act Anymore Bankrupt Before Care Country Early Early Years Expanding Expense Fact Federal Federal Government Go Going Government Health Health Care Here Illness In Fact Issue Most Need People Picked Serious Those Up Which Who Years

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Aside from the poor example it sets, the federal government enables reckless spending on public-employee pensions by offering hope of assistance from Washington if things get bad enough.

~Devin Nunes

Topics: Aside Assistance Bad Enables Enough Example Federal Federal Government Get Government Hope Offering Poor Reckless Sets Spending Things Washington

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The government paid the family of Richard Nixon $18 million for papers, tape recordings and other materials seized after Watergate.

~Dexter Scott King

Topics: After Family Government Materials Million Nixon Other Paid Papers Recordings Richard Richard Nixon Seized Tape Watergate

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The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.

~Diane Abbott

Topics: Commons Difficulty Getting Government Honest Massacre Propose Still Through Truth Truth Is Were Would

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