Remember, the first presidential candidate to reject public financing for both the primary and general election was... Barack Obama, in 2008. He did it, in spite of a flat pledge to the contrary, because his campaign saw that it could vastly outspend John McCain.
Jeff Greenfield
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I made a fairly bold pledge that I wanted Virginia to be the energy capital of the East Coast.
Bob McDonnell
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I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.
Theodore J. Forstmann
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I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.
Candice S. Miller
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If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.
Steve Forbes
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Obama made his no-new-taxes pledge over and over again four years ago as he campaigned. Not only has he repeatedly and blatantly violated it, but his policies have relentlessly assaulted poor and middle-income family budgets.
Bob Beauprez
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I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it.
Lauren Graham
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I firmly believe that philanthropy is most effective and outcome-oriented when you ensure that your pledge actually gets spent.
Shiv Nadar
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Obama broke his no-new-taxes pledge 15 days after he took office when he signed legislation on Feb. 4, 2009 raising the tax on cigarettes 158 percent - 62 cents per pack.
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I'm committed to fulfilling my promises to my people, including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world.
Hassan Rouhani
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I pledge to you I'm not a talker. I'm a doer.
Michele Bachmann
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I pledge to give all there is of myself.
Phil Gingrey
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If you will come back and make that pledge, God will heal your heart tonight.
Benny Hinn
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Great progress was made when arbitration treaties were concluded in which the contracting powers pledge in advance to submit all conflicts to an arbitration court, treaties which not only specify the composition of the court, but also its procedure.
Ludwig Quidde
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It is a pledge that senility has not the last say in everything.
Shane Leslie
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I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this country and contribute to our country.
Raja Krishnamoorthi
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My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.
Jesse Ventura
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You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular identity.
Judith Butler
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GOP candidates routinely sign a pledge never, ever to raise taxes. Democratic candidates aren't even asked to sign a parallel pledge never, ever to cut entitlements.
Timothy Noah
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The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all'.
Patricia Schroeder
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Whether it's their Sharia law and birther conspiracies or their unwillingness to buck Grover Norquist's no-tax pledge, the Tea Partiers have hijacked their party and carried it all the way to the right.
Jennifer Granholm
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What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.
Dennis Miller
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I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.
Jane Byrne
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The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan.
Nancy Cartwright
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