Republican Quotes - Page 13

• Let no man dare, when I am dead. to charge me with dishonor; let no man attaint my memory by believing that I could have engaged in any cause but that of my country's liberty and independence, or that I could have become the pliant minion of power in the oppression or the miseries of my countrymen.

  Robert Emmet

  Country, Memories, Believe

  Charles Phillips, John Philpot Curran, Henry Grattan, Robert Emmet (1834). “Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators: Phillips, Curran and Grattan, to which is Added the Powerful Appeal of Robert Emmett, at the Close of His Trial for High Treason”, p.369

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• The oldest philosophy in the world is conservatism, and I go clear back to the first Greeks. ... When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye.

  Barry Goldwater

  Goodbye, Religious, Philosophy

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• But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.

  Gerry Adams

  Strong, Views, Example

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• Only the Irish working class remains as the incorruptible inheritors of the fight for freedom in Ireland.

  James Connolly

  Fighting, Class, Remains

  James Connolly (1971). “Labour in Irish History”, p.27, Lulu.com

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• Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open.

  Gerry Adams

  Patience, Eye, Equality

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• The Irish Republic must be made a word to conjure with - a rallying point for the disaffected, a haven for the oppressed, a point of departure for the socialist, enthusiastic in the cause of human freedom.

  James Connolly

  Rallying Point, Departure, Republic

  James Connolly, Peter Berresford-Ellis (1988). “James Connolly: Selected Writings”, p.122, Pluto Press

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• Ten years ago, Republicans decided it was time to reform our broken welfare system and give welfare recipients the tools they needed to escape the system and build a better life.

  Todd Tiahrt

  Years, Broken, Giving

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• Unlike the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with but one exception, the Clinton administration failed to reach out to Republicans in creating a new team, and eventually paid a political price.

  Richard V. Allen

  Team, Creating, Political

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• Everyone except the far right wing of the Republican Party realizes that oil, gas and coal burning are the main activities that have sent the climate into bigger floods, droughts, hurricanes, and El Ninos

  Donella Meadows

  Party, Wings, Oil

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• I believe our nation is at a point where there are enough irreconcilable differences between those Americans who want to control other Americans and those Americans who want to be left alone that separation is the only peaceable alternative. Just as in a marriage where vows are broken, our rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution have been grossly violated by a government instituted to protect them. These constitutional violations have increased independent of whether there's been a Democrat-controlled Washington or a Republican-controlled Washington.

  Walter E. Williams

  Believe, Independent, Rights

  Walter E. Williams (2015). “American Contempt for Liberty”, p.37, Hoover Institution Press

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• Here’s why I find it impossible to be a Republican: any crowd that instantly cheers the execution of 234 individuals is a crowd I want to flee, not join.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Cheer, Crowds, Want

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• The Dixiecrats meet again in New York. Now they're called Republicans.

  Andrew Sullivan

  New York

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• Today's tax cuts provide yet another illustration of the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible economic policies that ignore the needs of America's middle class, students, and working families.

  Ellen Tauscher

  Cutting, America, Illustration

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• A republican form of government, without intelligence in the people, must be, on a vast scale, what a mad-house, without superintendent or keepers, would be on a small one.

  Horace Mann

  Government, People, Mad

  Horace Mann (1868). “Annual reports on education (ed. by mrs. M. Mann).”, p.687

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• Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us, and now we are discovering we work for Fox

  David Frum

  Foxes, Discovering

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• Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.'

  Rahm Emanuel

  Two, People, Four

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• I would also say Barack Obama has spent much, much, much, much more money than the Republicans.

  Jonah Goldberg

  More Money, Barack

  "Jonah Goldberg Slams 'Niggling Pedant' Piers Morgan After Monday's Interview". "Piers Morgan Tonight", www.newsbusters.org. May 1, 2012.

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• Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common sense, fiscal responsibility and limited government. If we govern to save the country, we'll do well as a party.

  Tom Coburn

  Country, Party, Responsibility

  "For Republicans, the Moment for Reform Has Arrived" by Tom Coburn, www.realclearpolitics.com. September 24, 2010.

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• Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People.

  Caleb Cushing

  Government, People, Gentleman

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• Why wouldn't we consider doing to Islamic extremists what Glenn Greenwald does routinely to Republicans?

  Stewart Baker

  Islamic, Doe, Extremist

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• I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.

  Ken Mehlman

  Issues, Community, Presidential

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• Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.

  Zach Wamp

  Cutting, Economy, Program

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• The Republican Party, as much as it pains me to say this, should be ashamed of themselves.

  David Stockman

  Pain, Party, Should

  "60 Minutes Promotes Washington's 1098 Income Tax Initiative, Stahl Hails Stockman as 'Brave' for Wanting Tax Hikes" by Brent Baker, www.newsbusters.org. November 1, 2010.

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• Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security.

  J. D. Hayworth

  Jobs, Numbers, Growth

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• I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Party, I Realized, Republican Party

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