82 Quotes by Richard Lamm



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    To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations.

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    We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation.

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    A truly moral health care system should start out by covering all of its citizens with basic health care. It would not be seduced by its technology and fancy buildings.

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    We've got a duty to die and get out of the way with all of our machines and artificial hearts and everything else like that and let the other society, our kids, build a reasonable life.

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    With the mayor, people recognize that illegal immigrants are so ubiquitous in our society that it could happen to anybody. You hire a lawn crew, someone to come in and redo your basement, who knows what you'll get.

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    He was the embodiment of a master educator who loved kids and had a passion for teaching.

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