American - Politician | October 17, 1958 -
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles - has been called by scholars the source of all modern political prose.
Mike Quigley
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I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something.
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In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say; this includes 140-character tweets.
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Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too.
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Since 1975, violence has been recognized as a public health problem, in large part to former Surgeon Generals Dr. Koop and Dr. Satcher's pioneering efforts to make the health approach a national priority. Since then, we've seen that violence can be curbed - and stopped - if we treat it as we would any other epidemic health concern.
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Unions have long championed measures to reduce social and economic inequality, and efforts to weaken the labor movement at both the state and federal level have successfully stalled any progress.
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As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core.
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Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.
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My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was right and necessary.
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I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.
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There are more kids playing hockey, and the game has become more diverse from a cultural, ethnic and geographic point of view, but we still don't have a lot of congressmen.
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This is a global economy. If you're not at the bargaining table, if you don't get an agreement, someone else does.
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