Adam Schiff famous quotes

04-17-2025

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Blessed #Compassion
The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Home #Iraq
If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?
-- Adam Schiff

#Children #Giving #Diversity
But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.
-- Adam Schiff

#Race #Diversity #Effort
At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.
-- Adam Schiff

#Texas #Ucla #Trends
I would need to see changes in the Iraq governance. Otherwise I don't think strikes are going to have any impact and could be very well counterproductive.
-- Adam Schiff

#Military #Thinking #Impact
In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Inspiration #Humanity
We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.
-- Adam Schiff

#Hippie #Democracy #Liberty
But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.
-- Adam Schiff

#Gathering #Flaws #Sept 11
We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.
-- Adam Schiff

#Numbers #Troops #Engagement
So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.
-- Adam Schiff

#Light #People #Shining
Unless action is taken soon - unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period - we will lose the treasure of California's open space and environmental beauty.
-- Adam Schiff

#Taken #Space #California
Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King's faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night.
-- Adam Schiff

#Beautiful #Faith #Dream
It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
-- Adam Schiff

#Wisdom #War #Iraq
The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Our World #Cold
Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.
-- Adam Schiff

#World
Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model
-- Adam Schiff

#Stars #Role Models #Honor
America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.
-- Adam Schiff

#Powerful #Play #America
And in this community, as in all others, the Golden Rule still applies - we must be act toward other nations as we would have them act towards America.
-- Adam Schiff

#America #Community #Golden
The U. S. trade deficit with China shows that while we value the potential of their market, they value the reality of our market. It is in this area that we should use our leverage.
-- Adam Schiff

#Reality #Use #Should
Terrific. Now to win a larceny trial all we have to do is prove how the universe ends.
-- Adam Schiff

#Winning #Trials #Ends
An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.
-- Adam Schiff

#America #Inspire #Awe
Whether we kept a certain number of troops there or pulled out completely, if we can't get the Maliki government to include a large segment of its population in its security forces and protection, then the small amount of forces that we would have left there might have slowed this day, but they wouldn't have prevented it altogether.
-- Adam Schiff

#Military #Government #Iraq
Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Allies #United States
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.
-- Adam Schiff

#Anniversary #Dream #Kings
Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past.
-- Adam Schiff

#Past #Turkeys #Administration
The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.
-- Adam Schiff

#America #Legacy #Woven
While our country has made great strides in breaking down the barriers which for so long denied equal opportunity to all Americans, we are not yet the beautiful symphony of brotherhood of Dr. King's dream.
-- Adam Schiff

#Beautiful #Dream #Country
Winning the war on terrorism will also require a level of moral clarity that can provide a vision for struggling people and nations everywhere.
-- Adam Schiff

#War #Struggle #Winning

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