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We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for reason or compromise, who don't recognize common ground even when they're standing on it. ↗

— Harry Reid

#common #common ground #compromise #even #extremists

My time as editor has been overlapped by a crisis - a prolonged, labyrinthine, tragic, seemingly non-ending crisis - that involves the prehistory of 9/11, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, fraught histories between the United States and almost everyone. ↗

— David Remnick

#almost #been #between #crisis #editor

I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country. ↗

— Scott Ritter

#corps #country #defend #i #i love

My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking. ↗

— Scott Ritter

#baghdad #been #debate #facilitate #goal

Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real. ↗

— Pat Roberts

#agriculture #community #concern #economy #food

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the rights of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#america #basis #being #citizens #class citizens

One year after the United States led the invasion of Iraq, the country remains extremely dangerous not only to our troops, but also to the stability of the world. ↗

— Jay Rockefeller

#also #country #dangerous #extremely #invasion

Al Qaeda is on the run, partly because the United States is in Afghanistan, pushing on al Qaeda, and working internationally to cut off the flow of funds to al Qaeda. They are having a difficult time. They failed in this endeavor. ↗

— Ed Royce

#al #because #cut #difficult #difficult time

Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites. ↗

— J. Philippe Rushton

#blacks #britain #canada #caribbean #iq

The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks. ↗

— Dean Rusk

#flanks #gives #just #kicked #milk