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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. ↗

— Plutarch

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I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress. ↗

— John Podesta

#democrats #even #faith #i #i think

As a matter of policy, increasing taxes on the most economically productive group, which already generates 60 percent of the nation's federal revenues, during a sustained period of economic doldrums is a wretched idea. ↗

— John Podhoretz

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So I think it's important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and try to have a discussion and a dialogue that gives people information. I think they're hungry for that rather than just political rhetoric. ↗

— John Podesta

#dialogue #discussion #facts #gives #hungry

Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign. ↗

— Colin Powell

#defining #down #economy #get #got

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say. ↗

— Bobby Rahal

#i #rather #say #than #they say

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in. ↗

— Colin Powell

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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#close #democracy #effect #effectively #elections

Surely, the best and most effective measure is to get the economy moving and shorten the period of recession or slowdown. That's the rationale for Gordon Brown's 'fiscal stimulus' and it sounds like a good one to me. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#brown #economy #effective #fiscal #get