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" You don't ask people to sacrifice their lives until the nation has debated and committed to the mission. It's immoral. "
Tim Kaine
You
Nation
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" There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you. "
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" I was a brand new senator in 2013. And the idiocy of Congress was to shut the government down for two weeks in October. And coming out of that, the pressure was put on the budget chair, Paul Ryan's shoulders and Patty Murray. Conservative Wisconsin Republican, progressive Washington Democrat, come up with a budget deal. "
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" I was a hard-times governor. I had to steer my state through the deepest recession since the 1930s. But hey, tough times don't last and tough people do. And can I tell you that Virginians are tough people? We are tough people. "
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" The American economy has always been the innovator in the world, and we're starting to see some tremendous increases in innovation, especially in the clean energy sector. "
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" What 'listo' means in Spanish is this: it means prepared, it means battle-tested, it means rock solid, up for anything, never backing down. And, friends, Hillary Clinton, she is listo! "
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" Gay individuals should be able to adopt. "
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" But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done. "
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Happy
Know
" As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending. "
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" When I talk to people outside the beltway, I don't think people are that divided. "
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" When I see this, you know, 'Crooked Hillary,' or I see the, 'Lock her up,' it's just ridiculous. It is ridiculous. But I just - you know - it is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve. And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade. "
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Problems
Look
Know
" If we are going to be serious about enforcing the law, we have to have a background record check system to make sure that people don't get weapons who shouldn't. "
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" If faith is your motivation, share that. "
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" I went to a Jesuit boys high school, Rockhurst High School. "
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High
School
" As soon as something really bad happens, I guarantee you Congress will act. I absolutely guarantee you Congress will act. But the question is, should we wait for that? "
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Will
" No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy. "
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Virginia
" I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to a person who's going to lose. "
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" I say we are climbing out of a ditch and we are climbing up. "
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" I'm an introvert on the Myers-Briggs. I've got to have time by myself to recharge. My philosophy is sort of that humans are weak, frail, imperfect, and generally kind of bad, but every day I meet somebody who's good, and that inspires me. "
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" I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. "
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" For Donald Trump, Latinos are second-class citizens. We believe we are all Americans. We believe we are strong together. There is a big difference in this sense between the two parties and the candidates. "
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" Authenticity is key. "
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" As much as the constitutional argument matters to me, what really matters to me is this sort of moral question of can we order somebody to risk their lives about a military mission if we're not willing to debate, vote, and say that the military mission matters? "
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" Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly. "
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" I deeply believe - and not just as a matter of politics, but even as a matter of morality - that matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves. And the last thing we need is government intruding into those personal decisions. "
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