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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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These are responsibilities I take seriously, as should everyone. They’re bigger than any one party. They’re about our democracy.

Feb 13, 2016

Barack Obama, Huffington Post
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What we’re doing is not rebellious. What we’re doing is in accordance with the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.

Jan 03, 2016

Ryan Bundy, The Washington Post
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My New Year’s resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business as much as I can. That’s especially true for one piece of unfinished business: our epidemic of gun violence.

Jan 03, 2016

Barack Obama, Politico
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The son of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen. The internet has all sorts of fevered swamp theories.

Jan 10, 2016

Ted Cruz, Fox News
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To those Members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill.

Nov 21, 2014

Barack Obama, Televised Speech to the Nation
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We live in a country that talks about being the home of the brave and the land of the free, and we have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Oct 16, 2014

Bryan Stevension, Interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.

Oct 18, 2014

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dissent
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If they don't teach us civil disobedience, we will teach ourselves.

Sep 25, 2014

Savanna Barron, The Denver Post
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…Activism is like ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’…If a judge is called an activist, you know the person saying that doesn't like the decision.

Sep 23, 2014

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elle magazine interview
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