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This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to remain vigilant in our support of our critical ally. ↗

— Rob Portman

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Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

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It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military. ↗

— Colin Powell

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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. ↗

— Colin Powell

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We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us. ↗

— Colin Powell

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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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I wish that Iraq had not happened - and that we had not lost touch with so many of our natural supporters. But this should have provided an opportunity for the Liberal Democrats as a party. Yet their protest gains are now diminishing. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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