"If we have more people on the receiving end of government - more people as the middle class becomes sucked in more and more to these entitlement programs, for example - then we're going to be in a place where it's going to be hard to go back. It's going to be hard to go back again. It's going to be hard to take away stuff. It's not impossible."

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Source : Source: www.foxnews.com

Fred Thompson

#Government Quotes #Class Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm never saying never - I'm saying I'm not about to.”
“My books arose from my own experience, when I sought guidance in practical leadership in my career. In sum, I strive to write the kind of book that I would find valuable in my own life.”
“I have a number of famous quotes, and one of them is, if you get knocked down, get back up again. I don't really feel like I want to let anything ultimately defeat me.”

Source : "The 'I Am' Q&A". www.cnbc.com.
“Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.”
“In terms of merchandise, you can't force anyone to buy something.”
“We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war.”
“General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver. General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.”
“The problem with breaking up with someone, if you are a little unsure â€” and so often, people are unsure â€” is that breaking up involves persuasion. You have to persuade your ex that it is better this way for everyone. And this is difficult if you have not entirely persuaded yourself. It is especially tricky to do this if you are also naked, and making two cups of coffee.”

Source : Adam Thirlwell (2004). “Politics”, Random House

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