Mario Cuomo Quotes - Page 3

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• The closed circle of materialism is clear to us now - aspirations become wants, wants become needs, and self-gratification becomes a bottomless pit.

  Mario Cuomo

  Self, Circles, Needs

  "Lend Me Your Ears Great Speeches in History". Book by William Safire, 1992.

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• The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman.

  Mario Cuomo

  Philosophy, Party, People

  New York (State). Governor (1983- : Cuomo), Mario Matthew Cuomo (1989). “Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984”

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• In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role.

  Mario Cuomo

  Intelligent, Answers, Benefits

  New York (State). Governor (1983- : Cuomo), Mario Matthew Cuomo (1989). “Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984”

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• The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive. The American people will tolerate religious leaders taking positions for or against candidates.

  Mario Cuomo

  Religious, Philosophy, Party

  "60 Minutes", www.cbsnews.com. January 5, 2015.

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• I somehow got this reputation of diddling and dithering. I don't remember dithering at all.

  Mario Cuomo

  Reputation, Remember

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• For too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

  Mario Cuomo

  Dream, Mobility, Nightmare

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