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The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions. ↗

— Peter Welch

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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application. ↗

— William Weld

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Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government. ↗

— William Weld

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Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less. ↗

— Allen West

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I am an Israeli-born American citizen. ↗

— Guy Oseary

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The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese. ↗

— George Will

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In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

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The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

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I want to start a trend of women as we really look. Some good things, some not so good. I am tired of looking at frozen faces. ↗

— Debra Winger

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