American - Politician | April 27, 1949 -
Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, 'You can't get rid of all foreign aid.'
Dan Webster
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When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.
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You have got to clean your own house first before you tell other people that they aren't doing it right.
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There are amendments never offered, there are bills never heard, that are basically killed because of the process.
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Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful.
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If you push down that pyramid of power and spread out the base, every member gets a chance to file their bill and have it heard and file their amendment and have it heard, as opposed to the system that we have now, which closes out, closes down bills, limits debate, and so forth.
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Parents like options when it comes to their children's education. And they respond to quality.
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I'm a homing pigeon. When I'm in Tallahassee, I give everything I have to being, hopefully, the best legislator I can be. When I'm home, I'm home. I try to not do legislative stuff. That brings a balance to life.
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You can think of all the things a Congress or a legislature does, and then you kind of overshadow that with the fact that a few people are going to make those decisions.
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Do I like foreign aid? Sometimes, but not every time. Don't like giving money to our enemies, but I love giving money to Israel.
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I have one desire: That is to have a principle-based, member-driven Congress. Period. That's what I want.
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Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. It's not the position of the person who put forth an idea; it's not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That's not what it is at all. In a power system, that's the way it works. But in a principle system, it's what it says.
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