Quote #25

Our country is defined by the rights we protect, and those of us who fought for freedom and put our lives on the line defended the right of people to do things that we disagree with. I would not be pleased to see someone burning the flag because I love the flag, but the Constitution that I fought for preserves the right of free expression.

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  1. I oppose the death penalty other than in cases of real international and domestic terrorism.
  2. I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war.
  3. I think we can reduce the size of Washington. Get rid of the Energy Department. Get rid of the Agriculture Department, or at least render i…
  4. The United States of America never goes to war because we want to, we only go to war because we have to.
  5. I have always fought for the right of people to be able to be treated equally in America. Long before there was a television show or a marc…
  6. The future doesn't belong to fear; it belongs to freedom.
  7. I wish they had a delete button on LexisNexis.
  8. I don't want to claim that God is on our side. As Abraham Lincoln told us, I want to pray humbly that we are on God's side.

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