Bob Schaffer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Gun #Government #People
The interesting thing now for No Child Left Behind is that there are very few advocates for it; there is no constituency for it. Parents don't like it, administrators don't like it, and kids don't like it, but politicians and bureaucrats in Washington love it--which should be the first indication to you that it is a troubled program.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Children #Kids #Interesting
The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Agency #Ukraine #News
The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Pride #Eyebrows #Moscow
The revolution has been dubbed The Orange Revolution, orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Tired #Government #Color
Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Loyalty #Military #Revolution
The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Tired #Ukraine #Succeed
The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Government #Way #Firsts
Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Growth #Economic #Burden
One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Prayer #Kindness #Peaceful
My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Mother #Children #Canada
It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Government #Impossible #Unlikely
I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Iraq #Spending #Spending Money
As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Believe #Ukraine #Long
Government is just spending too much money.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Government #Too Much #Spending
The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government. Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Winning #Government #People
The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Reality #Destiny #Ukraine
There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
-- Bob Schaffer

#Hands #Touching #Guarantees

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