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People That Are Really Very Weird Can Get Into Sensitive Positions And Have A Tremendous Impact On History.
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People That Are Really Very Weird Can Get Into Sensitive Positions And Have A Tremendous Impact On History.

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Men
Should Have
We Need To Remember That Trade Is A Great Peacemaker That Enriches People And Increases International Understanding And Ties Between Nations.
Ties
People
Understanding
Failing To Support Children One Has Fathered Is Wrong. We Must Be Unequivocal About This. It Doesnt Help Matters When Prime-time Tv Has Murphy Brown, A Character Who Supposedly Epitomizes Todays Intelligent, Highly Paid Professional Woman, Mocking The Importance Of Fathers By Bearing A Child Alone And Calling It Just Another Lifestyle Choice.
Children
Father
Character
What A Terrible Thing It Is To Lose One's Mind.
Mind
Terrible
Terrible Things
Congress Should Definitely Consider Decriminalizing Possession Of Marijuana. We Should Concentrate On Prosecuting The Rapists And Burglars Who Are A Menace To Society.
Weed
War
Marijuana
I Think Especially In Her Position, A Highly Successful Professional Woman, It Would Be A Real Exception To Have An Unwed Child.
Children
Real
Successful
Why Wouldn't An Enhanced Deterrent, A More Stable Peace, A Better Prospect To Denying The Ones Who Enter Conflict In The First Place To Have A Reduction Of Offensive Systems And An Introduction To Defensive Capability. I Believe That Is The Route This Country Will Eventually Go.
Country
Believe
Politics
For Nasa, Space Is Still A High Priority.
Funny
Witty
Science
It Is Not Death That I'm Apparently Now Succumbing To, But The Rapid Diminishment Of Lifeforce From This Body Of Mine.
Body
Rapids
Mines
The Question In Life Is Not Whether You Get Knocked Down. You Will. The Question Is, Are You Ready To Get Back Up... And Fight For What You Believe In?
Life
Leadership
Motivation
Our Party Has Been Accused Of Fooling The Public By Calling Tax Increases 'revenue Enhancement'. Not So. No One Was Fooled
Funny
Money
Party
If You Give A Person A Fish, They'll Fish For A Day. But If You Train A Person To Fish, They'll Fish For A Lifetime.
Funny
Stupid
Giving
Certainly, I Know What To Do, And When I Am Vice President -- And I Will Be -- There Will Be Contingency Plans Under Different Sets Of Situations And I Tell You What, I'm Not Going To Go Out And Hold A News Conference About It. I'm Going To Put It In A Safe And Keep It There! Does That Answer Your Question?
President
Safe
Politics
It's Immoral To Parent Irresponsibly... And It Doesn't Help Matters Any When Prime Time Tv, Like "murphy Brown", A Character Who Is Supposed To Represent A Successful Career Woman Of Today, Mocks The Importance Of The Father By Bearing A Child Alone, And Calling It Just Another "lifestyle Choice." Marriage Is Probably The Best Anti-poverty Program There Is... Even Though Our Cultural Leaders In Hollywood, Network Tv, The National Newspapers Routinely Jeer At [such Values] I Think Most Of Us In This Room Know That Some Things Are Good, And Other Things Are Wrong.
Children
Father
Character
In Golf, You Keep Your Head Down And Follow Through. In The Vice Presidency, You Keep Your Head Up And Follow Through. It's A Big Difference.
Golf
Differences
Vices
The Thing Is, If You Control The Senate Meetings, You Control The Gavel. And The Gavel Is A Very Important Instrument... An Instrument Of Power. An Instrument That Establishes The Agenda.
Political
Important
Agendas
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