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We Mustn't Assume That We Are Going To Deinvent Government Solely From Inside The Beltway Or Within One Or Two Sessions Of Congress. We Will Do It One Step At A Time, In One Community At A Time - At The Local Level And Through Local Institutions Like Churches, Nonprofit And Volunteer Organizations And Families.

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Jeb Bush

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We Mustn't Assume That We Are Going To Deinvent Government Solely From Inside The Beltway Or Within One Or Two Sessions Of Congress. We Will Do It One Step At A Time, In One Community At A Time - At The Local Level And Through Local Institutions Like Churches, Nonprofit And Volunteer Organizations And Families.

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I Have A Blessed Life In So Many Ways.

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I Would Say National Security Is Work In Progress.

National Security

Work In Progress

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We Are Stronger Because We Recognize That Government Isn't The Sole Answer To The Most Important Questions, And We Welcome Community And Faith Based Organizations As Partners To Serve The Needs Of Florida Families.

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As Governor, I Saw The Link Between Economic Prosperity And The Ability To Acquire Knowledge.

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I Don't Think There's Any Bush Baggage At All.

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As President, I Will Keep You And Our Country Safe, Secure, And Free.

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If We're Serious About America's Leadership In The World, Then We Need To Make Sure That We Have The Back Of The Armed Forces.

There's 6 Million People Living In Poverty Today, More Than When Barack Obama Got Elected. 6.5 Million People Are Working Part-time, Most Of Whom Want To Work Full-time. We've Created Rules And Taxes On Top Of Every Aspiration Of People, And The Net Result Is We're Not Growing Fast, Income Is Not Growing.

I Used To Be A Conservative And I Watch These Debates And I'm Wondering, I Don't Think I've Changed, But It's A Little Troubling Sometimes When People Are Appealing To People's Fears And Emotion Rather Than Trying To Get Them To Look Over The Horizon For A Broader Perspective And That's Kind Of Where We Are.

We Can Rewrite History All You Want, But The Simple Fact Is That We`re In A Much More Unstable Place Because America Pulled Back.

Who Among Us Has Never Looked Up Into The Heavens On A Starlit Night, Lost In Wonder At The Vastness Of Space And The Beauty Of The Stars?

It's A Complex Relationship When Your Dad Happened To Be President And You Are President And Then You Have All The Amateur Psychology That Goes On When People Try To Speculate About Motivations.

Former Secretary (hillary) Clinton Has Dedicated Her Life To Serving And Engaging People Across The World In Democracy. These Efforts As A Citizen, An Activist, And A Leader Have Earned Secretary Clinton This Year's Liberty Medal.

You Find Me A Democrat That's For Cutting Spending $10 And I'll Give Them A Warm Kiss.

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