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" When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. "

Cory Booker

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" I am a Yale Law School graduate. "

Cory Booker

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" Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding light. "

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" The majority of our criminals that we lock up are non-violent offenders. "

" I don't know what God has planned for me or you or anyone, but I do know that in darkness, you discover an indistinguishable light. "

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" I'm a person that's grounded in faith and believe that my core values, motivation, inspiration, draw from a conception of the world in that way. "

" The gay people with whom I am close are some of the strongest, most passionate and caring people I know, and their demands for justice are no less imperative than those of any other community. "

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