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" I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are. "

Michael Bloomberg

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" You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy. "

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" We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms that our Founding Fathers established right here in Philadelphia, which permitted our ancestors to create the great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy. "

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" You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China. "

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" Last I looked - and I'm not a candidate - but last time I checked reading about the Constitution, the Electoral College has nothing to do with parties, has absolutely nothing to do with parties. It's most states are winners take all. "

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" There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas. "

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" Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil. "

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" And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government. "

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" We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high. "

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" We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason. "

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" Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for. "

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" This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen. "

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" Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate. "

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" This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed. "

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" What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president? "

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" If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes. "

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" No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear. "

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" On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, 'What God do you pray to?' What beliefs do you hold?' "

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" I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers. "

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" It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror. "

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" I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom. "

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" I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one. "

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" Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin. "

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