Lincoln Chafee quotes
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“Trust is built with consistency.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : Lincoln Chafee (2010). “Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President”, p.201, Macmillan
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“Here is a bold embrace of internationalism. Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Does Rick Perry deserve a second look from voters?". "The Five" with Eric Bolling, www.foxnews.com. June 4, 2015.
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“President Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in the land in which they are fought, but in the land of those who fight them, as well.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : Lincoln Chafee (2010). “Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President”, p.2, Macmillan
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“I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Q&A: Lincoln Chafee". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. September/October, 2008.
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“I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Q&A: Lincoln Chafee". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. September/October, 2008.
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“I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : Lincoln Chafee (2010). “Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President”, p.9, Macmillan
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“As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : Lincoln Chafee (2010). “Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President”, p.9, Macmillan
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“A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.”
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“I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.”
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“Anger's not a good emotion.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Q&A: Lincoln Chafee". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. September, 2008.
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“Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. March 13, 2005.
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“Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.”
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“The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : Lincoln Chafee's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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“In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.”
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“Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.”
-- Lincoln ChafeeSource : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
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