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Unfortunately for the Republicans there are no principles that cover all these things, and morality, at the same time. There is no moral ethic that covers the fierce defense of individual freedom that also empowers the government to control
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“It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
― Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
― Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
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“You could be a total moron and get elected just by having an R next to your name—and that year, by the way, we did pick up a fair number in that category.”
― On the House: A Washington Memoir
― On the House: A Washington Memoir
“My mother had always told her kids: if you're about to do something, and you want to know if it's a bad idea, imagine seeing it printed in the paper for all the world to see.”
― Gone Girl
― Gone Girl
“Guess what? None of these guys said anything when the Trump administration added $1 trillion to the federal budget deficit by the end of 2019—before a single dime was spent on COVID-19 relief. They were rubber stamps for it in Congress. Many of them who raised huge stinks about TARP were only too happy to let Trump bail out farmers hurt by his trade war with China. These are the same people who were willing to destroy our economy to make their point but went on to suddenly abandon this core principle.”
― On the House: A Washington Memoir
― On the House: A Washington Memoir
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