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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.

~Barbara Bush

Topics: Controversial Cost Decided Government Lot Money Ought Pick Project Really Would

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Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our policy and other ideals. Through the establishment of national parks, for instance.

~Barbara Castle

Topics: Another Aspects Carry Economic Economic Problems Establishment Even Example Government Ideals Instance National Other Our Out Parks Policy Problems Through

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It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and natural gas that was just developing had been available to the Labor Government, but the oil revenues were just coming in when Labor fell in '79.

~Barbara Castle

Topics: Available Been Coming Developing Fell Gas Government Had Just Labor Might Natural Natural Gas Offset Oil Our Own Revenue Revenues Us Were

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Televisions and radios are locked on government frequencies - it is a serious crime to listen to a foreign broadcast. As a result, North Koreans think that they live in the best country in the world and that, as difficult as their lives may be, everybody else has it much worse.

~Barbara Demick

Topics: Best Broadcast Country Crime Difficult Else Everybody Everybody Else Foreign Government Koreans Listen Live Lives Locked May Much North Result Serious Think World Worse

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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.

~Barbara Demick

Topics: Buddhism Child Chinese Figure Government Highest Lama Picked Second Succeed Tibetan

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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Each Future Government Nation Participate Shaping Us Willing

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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Cannot Destiny Down Find Founders Government Handed Implement Improve New New Ways Our Realize Republic System Us Way Ways We Cannot

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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Balance Belief Between Everything Government Idea Nothing Ought Should Strike

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Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations.

~Barbara Mikulski

Topics: Add Care Day Elder Ends Federal Federal Government Find Government Jobs Just Kids Living Lot Make Meet Obligations Own Parents Sometimes Stress Today Trying Two Up Working Worries

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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

~Barbara Mikulski

Topics: Always Bankruptcy Cruel Due Family Government Responsibility Rules Yes

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