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" The old system, the War on Drugs, was a train wreck. "

John Hickenlooper

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" We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together. "

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" It's crucial that we keep care for our seniors a priority. "

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" One's ability to enter into thousands of lawsuits as a tool for success, or to use bankruptcy to avoid paying your former employees and vendors, have little relevance when trying to create good government. "

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" Denver is a city that will be far more defined by its future than its past. "

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" The social and educational value of preschool is undisputed. "

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" Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies oftentimes when they had no violent crimes. "

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" I assume we will have figured out a way to efficiently utilize solar energy and tied that to an efficient way to use nuclear energy in such a way that it doesn't pose a serious environmental issue. "

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" I was an entrepreneur myself and often say that I'm on loan to public service. "

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" When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. No one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provides the approval. Without a father, you grow up never knowing what you didn't have. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so it's as if you're always guessing. "

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