313 Quotes by Edward Kennedy

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    Many of the documents made it clear that as a junior official in the Reagan administration, he was part of an intense effort to impede progress on numerous key issues, such as progress on equal rights for women.

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    Were I to make the announcement and to run, the reasons I would run is because I have a great belief in this country [America]. ... There's more natural resources than any nation in the world; the greatest education population in the world; the greatest technology of any country in the world; the greatest capacity for innovation in the world; and the greatest political system in the world.

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    Many of us respect his ability on the issues and his intense commitment to the principles he believes in, ... We know that while serving in high office, he has time and again aggressively used litigation and legislation in creative and inappropriate ways to advance his political and ideological goals.

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    Americans will have the opportunity for the first time to hear Judge Roberts' views on the major issues.

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    We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

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    The Republicans are looking after the interests of the wealthiest people in this country and many of us believe that we should be debating what we are going to do to protect the hard working Americans that are making the minimum wage!

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    I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics.

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