American - Politician | September 12, 1935 -
We can make the United States a 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity.
Richard Lamm
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'Diversity' is a wonderfully seductive word. It stresses differences rather than commonalities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A 'diverse,' peaceful or stable society is against most historical precedent.
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The environment issue is hydra-headed and complicated, but it is of immense importance that we understand how fast the world is changing.
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I do not believe you can have infinite population or economic growth in a finite world. We are living on the shoulders of some awesome geometric curves.
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I suggest that those groups whose culture and values stress delayed gratification - education, hard work, success, and ambition - are those groups that succeed in America, regardless of discrimination.
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We must recognize that all the civil rights laws in the world are not going to solve the problem of minority underachievement. Ultimately, blacks and Hispanics are going to have to see that their solution is largely in their own hands.
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Medical need is an infinitely expandable concept. There is always one more marginal procedure that can be done. There is no end to the medical and surgical treatments that a technologically sophisticated and advanced society can give to aging bodies.
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I believe a nation does not maximize its health care until it starts to ask the hard question: How can we prioritize our expenditures to buy the most health care for the most people? We should not apologize for rationing; we should promote it and advance it.
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Everything we do in public policy prevents us from doing something else. To govern is to choose.
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God is not an American. Nature did not design Americans to be prosperous forever.
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I've had some major disappointments. The quality of life in Denver is worse than when I took over, and I'm embarrassed about that. But I still put in 40 hours a week running Colorado.
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It is my passionate belief that we can all have better health care through rationing.
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