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" It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. "

Winston Churchill

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" As a Cherokee, I can attest to the fact that Native Americans have been on the losing side of history. Our rights have been infringed upon, our treaties have been broken, our culture has been stolen, and our tribes have been decimated at the hands of our own United States government. "

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" I think the federal government should be doing only what the Constitution says it should be. We don't have authority under the federal Constitution to have a big federal criminal justice system. "

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" I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place. "

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