"What [Bernie] Sanders has done is he's focused the nation on the fact that these things are not inevitable. They are the result of policies. We can do better to create an economy that works well for working Americans."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Jeff Merkley

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“Just so you know, Iâ€™m goinâ€™ to enlist.â€ â€œIâ€™m proud of you. But why?â€ I groan against the pain but manage to give him a half smile. â€œI want to make sure Kiaraâ€™s got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep.”
“One does not export democracy in an armored vehicle.”

Source : Attributed to Jacques Chirac speaking to Silvio Berlusconi over the invasion of Iraq in 2003, 20 o'clock news, TF1, March 11, 2007.
“Self-reliance leads to intellectual independence. Each man must think for himself, must train the mind to think, must habituate the soul to observe and analyze.”
“Maybe the true purpose of my life is for my body, my sensations and my thoughts to become writing, in other words, something intelligible and universal, causing my existence to merge into the lives and heads of other people.”

Source : Annie Ernaux (2011). “Happening”, p.92, Seven Stories Press
“My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content!”
“How one stands up to any sort of allegation in the heat of political battle reveals the strength and nature of your character. It's one of the reasons we have campaigns.”
“You've got to be careful against classy fighters, especially counter-punchers because if you go for the finish too early, you can end up getting finished yourself.”
“Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!”

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