Ted Cruz Quotes
The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power.
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We need a president who is willing to uphold the law.
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Occupy Wall Street means making Wall Street and the corporate power elite understand that the people affected by the binge of unregulated greed are not going away, and they are not going to give up.
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People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.
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A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.
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All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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'The Crumbling of America' should be required viewing for local and national government, not to mention the local and national media who should be keeping their feet to the fire on guarding against disaster.
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I've been blessed with a wonderful husband, two caring daughters and sons-in-law, and four really special grandchildren. They have each enhanced my life.
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Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.
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Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.
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Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.
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But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies.
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If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.
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When a city says, 'If you're illegal, come here, we're not going to prosecute you,' the federal law should supersede the local mayor's edict.
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There is simply no limitation on the realistic power of the U.N. over us.
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You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices.
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We must learn to set our emotions aside and embrace what science tells us. GMOs and nuclear power are two of the most effective and most important green technologies we have. If - after looking at the data - you aren't in favour of using them responsibly, you aren't an environmentalist.
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Adolescence, that swampy zone between safety and power, is best patrolled by adults armed with sense and mercy, not guns and a badge.
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Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.
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I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.
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Making my Broadway debut was, in and of itself, just a dream come true. I've wanted to be on Broadway forever.
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My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.
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The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power.