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Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Affairs Approach Capacity Challenge Engaging Error Every Foreign Government Human Inform Maxim Must Our Power Recognition Reforming Should State State Government Tempered Used

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I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current; writing; teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Always Cherish Current Go Government Impact Issues Love Loved Next Out Participation Policy Sort Teaching Trying Where Will Writing Years I Love Cnn

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For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Approach Been Continuation Covering Government Issues Journalism Matter Me More Particular Policies Projecting Tried I Tried

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We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Almost Application Back Bring Buy City Concept Could Financial Fiscally Give Government Here Need New New York New York City Our Paying Percent Raise Responsible Revenue Run Sales Sanity Sector Solve Some Tax Things Us Used Way York

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Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Accomplishment Administration Before Care Divided Entered First First Term Government Health Health Care Health Care Reform Legislative Marquee Obama Passed Reform Term World

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The reality of split government puts a premium on creativity within the administration. President Obama needs to put the right people in charge of the agencies and then have them push the bounds of administrative power to change policy through those agencies. President Obama has a pretty good track record of this.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Administration Administrative Agencies Bounds Change Charge Creativity Good Government Needs Obama People Policy Power Premium President President Obama Pretty Pretty Good Push Put Puts Reality Record Right Right People Split Them Then Those Through Track Track Record Within

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Millennials don't believe that government is the most effective in solving problems, and that lack of faith in big government is an opportunity for Republicans to win over millennials.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Believe Big Big Government Effective Faith Government Lack Millennials Most Opportunity Over Problems Republicans Solving Win

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My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks.

~Elizabeth Emken

Topics: Autism Department Founded Government Relations Son Speaks

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The federal government secures the border; Californians decide how we want to treat our population. I think we need a vibrant guest worker program. If we have one, we're going to stop having a lot of issues at the border.

~Elizabeth Emken

Topics: Border Decide Federal Federal Government Going Government Guest Having How Issues Lot Need Our Population Program Stop Think Treat Vibrant Want Worker I Think

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We need to close the tax loopholes that have awarded companies moving out of the country and overseas; we need a government that will keep our country safe from terrorists at home and abroad... and a government that is responsive to the needs of the people.

~Elizabeth Esty

Topics: Abroad Awarded Close Companies Country Government Home Keep Loopholes Moving Moving Out Need Needs Our Out Overseas People Responsive Safe Tax Terrorists Will

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