#leg

Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#authority #authorizing #benjamin #benjamin franklin #bush

At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture. ↗

— Martin Puryear

#art #building #certain #certain point #decided

I think that when we look out with our underfunded liabilities and our national debt over $14 trillion, I think if we are part of that movement to get our government spending under control, I think that would be a tremendous legacy to leave. ↗

— Ben Quayle

#debt #get #government #government spending #i

A majority of Americans oppose partial-birth abortion, and Judge Hamilton's decision flies in the face of Congress passing and President Bush signing legislation banning such horrible acts of violence. ↗

— Marc Racicot

#acts #banning #bush #congress #decision

As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#career #celebrate #character #charm #conviction

The American people ask, and legitimately so, why should we carry the heavy burden to ensure international peace and stability. You also profit from it, so you should also take your share in the burden. That's Secretary Gates's message. I share that message. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#american #american people #ask #burden #carry

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity. ↗

— Dan Rather

#american dream #because #college #college degree #degree

I wanted to look at the upper-middle-class scene since the war, and in particular my generation's part in it. We had spent our early years as privileged members of a privileged class. How were we faring in the Age of the Common Man? How ought we to be faring? ↗

— Simon Raven

#class #common #common man #early #faring

Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact. ↗

— John Rawls

#citizens #criterion #enact #ideally #legislators

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation. ↗

— Thomas Reed

#delusions #evils #greatest #hope #legislation