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Since the day I was born, I have celebrated Constitution Day. That’s because the 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, which is exactly 146 years before I was born.

September 17, 2019

Chuck Grassley , Grassley.Senate.Gov
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Silencing women silences justice.

Dec 06, 2017

DaShanne Stokes,
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I know they’re in Maryland right now. But a majority of the season ticket holders are Virginians, all the players live in Virginia, we have all of your [practice] facilities. . . . We’re in very serious negotiations, as I assume other jurisdictions are. Listen, we would love to have them.

Aug 05, 2016

Terry McAuliffe, The Washington Post
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Elie Wiesel, of blessed memory, embodied the determination of the human spirit to overcome the darkest of evils, and survive against all the odds.

Jul 02, 2016

Benjamin Netanyahu, NPR
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You’re damn right Hollywood is racist. Hollywood is sorority racist. It’s like, ‘We like you, Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa.’

Feb 28, 2016

Chris Rock, Academy Awards
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We don't need the empire to give us anything.

Mar 28, 2016

Fidel Castro, USA Today
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The court looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws without making any effort to preserve the status quo pending the court’s resolution of a constitutional question it left open in United States v. Windsor…This acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court’s intended resolution of that question.

Feb 09, 2015

Clarence Thomas, Dissent accompanying the Supreme Court majority decision not to halt gay marriages in Alabama after a lower court ruling
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I do not believe - and I know this is a horrible thing to say - but I do not believe that the president loves America. He doesn’t love you, and he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up, through love of this country…with all our flaws, we’re the most exceptional country in the world. I’m looking for a presidential candidate who can express that, do that, and carry it out.

Feb 18, 2015

Rudy Giuliani, Speaking at a private dinner at the 21 Club in Manhattan
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I get it, and we're not a monolith.

Feb 20, 2016

Michael Steele, Huffington Post
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I thought that when I was on the floor, that if I survived this, I would be better than before, be someone worthy of life. Life is hard enough, but it is made easier with human connection. The world needs more love. It’s that simple.

Dec 14, 2015

Isobel Bowdery, Vanity Fair
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