#tate

The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States. ↗

— Roger Mahony

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But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#democracy #improved #means #perfection #state

Never be lucid, never state, if you would be regarded great. ↗

— Dylan Thomas

#lucid #never #regarded #state #would

Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents. ↗

— Mel Martinez

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I'm the most independent and conservative Democrat in New York State. ↗

— Brian Higgins

#democrat #i #independent #most #new

The entitlement state has driven us into insolvency. ↗

— Joe Miller

#entitlement #into #state #us

The United States is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, yet its inhabitants are strikingly unhappy. Accordingly, we present to the rest of mankind, on a planet rife with suffering and tragedy, the spectacle of a clown civilization. Sustained on a clown diet rich in sugar and fat, we have developed a clown physiognomy. We dress like clowns. We move about a landscape filled with cartoon buildings in clownmobiles, absorbed in clownish activities. We fill our idle hours enjoying the canned antics of professional clowns... Death, when we acknowledge it, is just another pratfall on the boob tube. Bang! You're dead! ↗

— James Howard Kunstler

#clown #clowns #community #social-criticism #the-united-states

The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#could #country #education #fail #fund

Each state in the Union is honored in the order of when it ratified the Constitution and became a part of the United States. This September it is Iowa's turn. Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the union on December 28, 1846. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#became #constitution #december #each #honored

It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid relations with the United States. ↗

— John Breaux

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