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- Nov 07, 2020
American Public Quotes
Reflections on democracy, accountability, and everyday civic life.
These quotes look at the American public through the lens of democracy, economic policy, and community life. Some speak to civic duty when voting, while others touch on how national conversations shape public trust. Related themes continue in our Government collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible and that, while our political system has its faults, it functions far better than other democracies. But is it true?
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, one of the biggest misperceptions the American public harbors is that Katrina was a week-long catastrophe. In truth, it's better to view it as an era.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find it hard to believe that Senators or the American public will classify Sotomayor as unqualified, particularly given the thin credentials of many of our eighteenth and nineteenth century Supreme Court Justices.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want someone to explain to the American public why investing in transportation in Iraq is so much more important than investing in passenger rail right here in the United States of America.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
58% of the American public are with us. We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fault lines run along color lines in American public life, and the women's movement is no exception. Over the years, feminism has become more inclusive but there is still hard work to be done to include LGBT women and communities of color.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without worry over who fights them. I sincerely believe that reinstating the draft would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I make a picture the critics' estimate of American public taste goes down ten percent.
- Blames
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- Nov 07, 2020
The US military still blames the media for stories and images that turned the American public against the war in Vietnam.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by statutory and regulatory measures.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with a challenger. And unlike in 1980 and 1992, when the public was persuaded to do just that, the incumbent president has not been weakened by a primary opponent.
- American
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- Nov 07, 2020
The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020