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" The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one. "

Hubert H. Humphrey

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" It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. "

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" In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be. "

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" Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true. "

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" The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour. "

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" Never give up on anybody. "

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" To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. "

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" There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people. "

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" Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty. "

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" Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society. "

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" It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea. "

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