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The security of our nation depends on the men and women who are willing to sacrifice their safety, and possibly their lives, to protect the freedoms the rest of us enjoy. ↗

— Ben Nelson

#enjoy #freedoms #lives #men #men and women

We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it. ↗

— Ben Nelson

#american people #apologize #been #cannot #change

When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote. ↗

— Ben Nelson

#george #george washington #national #president #vote

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war. ↗

— Bill Nelson

#defense #excuse #national #national defense #war

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money. ↗

— Willie Nelson

#any #farmer #great #great time #had

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#concerned #environmental #environmental issues #franklin #franklin roosevelt

I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#cities #combustion #disappear #electrical #engine

In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#environmental #first #giving #grade #hard

Teddy Roosevelt of course was a great outdoorsman all his life. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#great #his #life #roosevelt #teddy

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do. ↗

— Judd Nelson

#disappointment #first #growing #growing up #heartache