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The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have all the characters of an aged cedar of Lebanon. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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The white men of the South had better make up their minds that the blacks will remain in the South just as long as corn will tassel and cotton will bloom into whiteness. ↗

— Timothy Thomas Fortune

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It is wrong to believe that Hispanics are Democrats. Hispanics are traditionally and historically conservative, not just socially conservative, but fiscally conservative. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

#conservative #democrats #fiscally #fiscally conservative #hispanics

Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

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Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

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I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

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I think there is a lot of fat in the government. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

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When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

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So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. ↗

— Jodie Foster

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