79 Quotes by Robert Byrd

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    I love this man from Alaska. I do. I love him. I feel that I have my blood in my veins is with his blood. I love him. But I love the Senate more.

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    I know the moment wasn't too big for us. Lanier made a lot of shots. They made shots against the zone. Then when we went man, they went to a 1-4 (set) and got to the rim. They've got experienced guard play.

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    I had seen his two daughters, but I was more interested in fiddle music at that point. As time went on, I became more interested in his daughters than in his fiddle playing.

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    I have the best job in America because I represent you, the people of West Virginia. And I want to keep this job,

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    I am very pleased with the court's decision, which I believe to be a great victory for the American people and our Constitution,

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    I congratulate Mr. Lott and Mr. Daschle, ... I would never have thought it could be done.

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    The market for horsemeat is not an American market, ... Horsemeat is shipped abroad. The three slaughterhouses in the U.S. are foreign-owned. Thus, American horses are sold to a foreign company, killed for consumption in a foreign market, and foreign-owned companies profit from the export of horsemeat. Many Americans would be shocked to learn that our animals suffer such a fate, all in order to satisfy the tastes of those living in Europe and Asia.

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    This is our basic document. It guarantees our freedoms, ... I think the American people revere it, but they don't know a lot about it. I'm trying to inspire students and teachers . . . to study it, to read it.

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    To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be the last resort, not a first choice. I truly must question the judgment of any president who can say that a massive, unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over fifty percent children is 'in the highest moral traditions of our country.'

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