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The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: America Attention Crisis Epidemic Father Federal Federal Government Finally First Forced Four Government His Incidents Involving Last Nation Occurred Outbreak Pay Pay Attention Planes Seized Summer Were

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Like many of his fellow skyjackers, 49-year-old Arthur Gates Barkley was motivated by a complicated grievance against the federal government. In 1963, the World War II veteran had been fired as a truck driver for a bakery, after one of his supervisors accused him of harassment.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Accused After Against Arthur Bakery Been Complicated Driver Federal Federal Government Fellow Fired Gates Government Grievance Had Harassment Him His Like Many Motivated Truck Truck Driver Veteran War World World War World War Ii

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The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

~Brent Scowcroft

Topics: Bit Could Feet Get Government Help Iraqi More States Un United United States Withdraw

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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

~Brent Scowcroft

Topics: Establishing Government Help Iraqis Need Provide Security Them

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The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.

~Breyten Breytenbach

Topics: Government Human Human Rights Interests National Rights Yardstick Your

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The phone is one hundred, one hundred and ten years old. There was a middle period where the government had a broad ability to surveil, but if you look at human history in total, people evolved and civilizations evolved with private conversations and private speech.

~Brian Acton

Topics: Ability Broad Civilizations Conversations Evolved Government Had History Human Human History Hundred Look Middle Old People Period Phone Private Speech Ten Ten Years Total Where Years You

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If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults.

~Brian Baird

Topics: Adult Answer Appeal Back Courage Goal Government Ideology Just Like Obligation Questions Real Roll Set Show Size Tough Treat Voters You Your

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A government full of Democrats would rather have you be a Republican, and a government full of Republicans would rather have you be a Democrat, than have you oppose both.

~Brian Celio

Topics: Both Democrat Democrats Full Government Oppose Rather Republican Republicans Than Would You

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Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Act Actions Arrive Best Concept Conversation Daring Democracy Electorate Governed Government Hope Intelligence Knowledge Largest Local Meant Meant To Be Number Participate Participation People Place Possible Reflect Sums Together Us Where

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When you look at every government, they're our elected officials, and you have to have some form of respect for them.

~Brian Littrell

Topics: Elected Elected Officials Every Form Government Look Officials Our Respect Some Them You

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