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" Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah. "
Colin Powell
National
Trump
Disgrace
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" The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. "
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" What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they're directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and toward those they think are doing too well in our society. "
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" You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery. "
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" You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in. "
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" High-quality early-childhood programs and health coverage have expanded, and the number of mentoring relationships for at-risk youth has risen dramatically. That progress is encouraging, but it's not evenly distributed. "
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" Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign. "
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" The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. "
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" So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. "
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" The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world. "
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" Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. "
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" Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. "
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