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Most agree, whatever their party political position, that the West can and should open its agricultural markets more fully to the products of the poorer countries of the globe. They are agricultural societies that need our markets more than our charity. ↗

— John Redwood

#agricultural #charity #countries #fully #globe

There is not necessarily a good reason why a regulator should have to be involved in product design and marketing for rich and sophisticated investors. We recommend that such investors should be able to sign a piece of paper, which allows them to go ahead and buy unregulated products at their own risk. ↗

— John Redwood

#ahead #allows #buy #design #go

We will have health care reform in America. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#care #health #health care #health care reform #reform

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. ↗

— Charley Reese

#american #been #british #driven #economic

It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza. ↗

— Richard Reeves

#country #earthquakes #horrors #hurricanes #influenza

The news in Europe, West and East, is still showing America in flames, flood, etc. Cities are shown underwater; befuddled American officials are shown trying to explain why we are winning the war on terrorism. ↗

— Richard Reeves

#american #befuddled #cities #east #etc

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#american politics #anything #avoidance #issues #politics

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. ↗

— Robert Reich

#america #democrats #largest #neither #nor

Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods. ↗

— Robert Reich

#economic growth #free #free trade #globalization #goods

I wish it were simply a nightmare, but I think that any reasonable person watching American politics would come to the conclusion that a second Bush administration would in fact incorporate a more radicalized version of what we've seen in the first administration. ↗

— Robert Reich

#american #american politics #any #bush #bush administration