#weaken

Every unskilled illegal immigrant who enters the United States for work drives up healthcare costs for every American. And, every illegal immigrant we turn a blind eye toward weakens the rule of law our country is founded on. ↗

— Elton Gallegly

#blind #blind eye #care costs #costs #country

The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind. ↗

— George Mason

#disgraceful #itself #mankind #slaves #states

From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America. ↗

— George McGovern

#come #deception #high #high places #home

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security. ↗

— George McGovern

#conflicts #diminished #i #iraq #iraq war

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#necessary #useless #weaken

Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped. ↗

— Timothy Murphy

#child #custody #cut #deal #divorce

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#i #mean #taliban #view #weakened

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good? ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#correct #good #passions #weakening #why

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#down #go #ought #taxes #think

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#government #individual #need #responsibility #rights