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" I'm not in good enough shape to be Batman. I'll just be Bruce Wayne. "
Patrick Leahy
Just Be
Just
Enough
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" Everyone in Congress wants our country to lead, to build alliances, to help American companies compete, and to protect the interests and security of our citizens. You can't have it both ways. You can't expect others to follow if you can't lead, and you can't lead if you don't pay your way. "
Patrick Leahy
Country
American
You
" I'm a gun owner. "
Patrick Leahy
Gun
Owner
" The American public is sick and tired of being lied to. "
Patrick Leahy
American
Sick
Tired
" A lot of people in my state of Vermont are gun owners. "
Patrick Leahy
Gun
State
Vermont
" There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan will bring the Supreme Court to an historical high-water mark, with three women concurrently serving as Justices. "
Patrick Leahy
Three
Supreme Court
Women
" Why do the President and Vice-President constantly change the subject when asked to explain why things are going so badly in Iraq? The answer is simple. They have been consistently wrong about Iraq, and the results speak for themselves. "
Patrick Leahy
Wrong
Change
Results
" If we harm civilians when it could reasonably have been avoided, and if we fail to fairly and promptly help the innocent victims, the local population will turn against us - and make the fight against violent extremists even more difficult. "
Patrick Leahy
Fight
Innocent
Turn
" If the United States is to be a beacon of hope around the world, our actions have to match our ideals. "
Patrick Leahy
Beacon
Hope
Match
" I remember George W. Bush, who spoke about bringing the country together. Here's a man who knew that he lost the popular vote but ended up with the Electoral College vote. He had lost that, and he spoke in a very inclusive way of bringing Republicans and Democrats together. It reflected what a president should do. "
Patrick Leahy
Remember
Man
College
" The American people deserve to have a fully functioning Supreme Court. "
Patrick Leahy
American
Supreme Court
People
" Judiciary is where my passion is. "
Patrick Leahy
Passion
Judiciary
Where
" Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years. "
Patrick Leahy
America
Credibility
Working
" Seeking equal protection under our laws for the LGBT community is the right thing to do. "
Patrick Leahy
Equal
Community
The Right Thing
" I'm an old trial lawyer. "
Patrick Leahy
Trial Lawyer
Trial
Old
" Stealing is stealing. I don't care if it's on the Internet or you're breaking into a warehouse somewhere - it's theft. "
Patrick Leahy
You
Stealing
Somewhere
" Our nation relies on immigrants. "
Patrick Leahy
Nation
Our
Immigrants
" Maher Arar's case stands as a sad example of how we have been too willing to sacrifice our core principles to overarching government power in the name of security, when doing so only undermines the principles we stand for and makes us less safe. "
Patrick Leahy
Sacrifice
Sad
Government
" A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves. "
Patrick Leahy
Important
Children
Day
" I relax more when I'm behind the camera than anything else. I love that. "
Patrick Leahy
Behind
Relax
More
" You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions. "
Patrick Leahy
Twenty
Room
Opinions
" Batman doesn't have any superpowers. He has to use his brain and his courage. That's what always appealed to me. "
Patrick Leahy
Always
Me
Superpowers
" A Grateful Dead concert is much more than the music: it's an experience, almost like being in a family of thousands of people. "
Patrick Leahy
Experience
Grateful
Music
" It is wrong for the federal government to deny benefits or privileges to couples who have lawfully wed. "
Patrick Leahy
Benefits
Wrong
Couples
" Trump would either be the Scarecrow or the Joker. "
Patrick Leahy
Trump
Would
Either
" It is common sense that in our immigration courts, where children fleeing devastating violence abroad often find themselves, kids need lawyers to advocate on their behalf. After all, lawyers go to school for years to understand the nuances of our legal system. "
Patrick Leahy
School
Children
Legal
" The Supreme Court of the United States is too important to our democracy for it to be understaffed for partisan reasons. "
Patrick Leahy
Democracy
Supreme Court
Important
" Benjamin Franklin once said, 'A people who would trade liberty for security deserve neither.' I think we can have both. We can keep our liberties. We can have our security. "
Patrick Leahy
People
Think
Said
" That the Islamic State is guilty of horrific atrocities is common knowledge. But most Americans seem unaware of the human toll of our own actions, the consequences this has for our national security and our reputation, and that, too often, the civilian casualties we cause are the result of avoidable mistakes. This must change. "
Patrick Leahy
Knowledge
Change
Reputation
" The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve. "
Patrick Leahy
Need
Rights
Problems
" Contrary to what some believe, taking all reasonable and feasible precautions to protect civilians - and mitigating the resulting anger when we harm them - does not need to impede military operations. "
Patrick Leahy
Protect
Need
Military