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Governor of Maryland

Martin O'Malley is an American politician who served as the Governor of Maryland. He was born on January 18, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland.

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“But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush.”

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“Romney economics would spell disaster for America's middle class. In this economy there are shipbuilders and ship wreckers.”

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“Facts are facts: No president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the Great Depression inherited a worse economy, bigger job losses or deeper problems from his predecessor. But President Obama is moving America forward, not back.”

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“In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice.”

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“Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy differences, short of some criminal offense.”

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“Our parents and grandparents understood this truth deeply. They believed - as we do - that to create jobs, a modern economy requires modern investments: educating, innovating and rebuilding for our children's future. Building an economy to last, from the middle class up, not from the billionaires down.”

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“We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.”

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“I can tell you my feelings were hurt.”

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“Triangulation is not a strategy that will move America forward.”

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“A stronger middle class is not the consequence of economic growth. A stronger middle class is the cause of economic growth.”

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“The Clintons are very close with everybody on the Democratic side.”

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“His problem, is that the other side of Lindsey Graham is that he's known as sort of, I don't know, a moderate, an accommodationist.”

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“Leaders exhibit two essential characteristics, the willingness to confront adversity and a clearly articulated future preference.”

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“I think we need an American jobs agenda for the climate challenge which means American renewable grid, more renewable energy.”

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“We do need to confront evil in this world, but we do need to work with the other nation.”

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“I believe in the dignity of every person. I believe that while we are all free to practice our religion, and to hold whatever religious beliefs we choose.”

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“I think we can all agree that every child's home deserves to be protected equally under the law, that there is dignity in every child's home.”

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“When people live in the full light of an open society, paying their taxes, abiding by the rules, that makes not only our country safer and more secure because people are not relegated to living in the shadows and not creating underground economies, it also is better for wages because the fact that people are working on the books in the open means that there's greater demand for labor and you don't have this submarket.”

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“Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we give our children a future of more or a future of less - this, too, is a choice.”

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“The world is a very dangerous place. But the world is not too dangerous of a place for the United States of America provided we act according to our principles, provided we act intelligently.”

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“ISIS has brought down a Russian airliner. ISIS has now attacked a western democracy in - in France. And we do have a role in this. Not solely ours, but we must work collaboratively with other nations.”

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“Our role in the world is not to roam the globe looking for new dictators to topple. Our role in the world is to make ourselves a beacon of hope. Make ourselves stronger at home, but also our role in the world, yes, is also to confront evil when it rises.”

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“We took out the safe haven in Afghanistan, but now there is, undoubtedly, a larger safe haven and we must rise to this occasion in collaboration and with alliances to confront it, and invest in the future much better human intelligence so we know what the next steps are.”

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“We need to be much more far thinking in this new 21st century era of - of nation state failures and conflict. It's not just about getting rid of a single dictator. It is about understanding the secondary and third consequences that fall next.”

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“As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats and appreciating just how difficult it is to build up stable democracies, to make the investments and sustainable development that we must as a nation if we are to attack the root causes of these sorts of instability.”

“Let's not fall into the trap of thinking that all of our Muslim American neighbors in this country are somehow our enemies here. They are our first line of defense.”

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“We are going to be able to defeat ISIS on the ground there, as well as in this world, because of the Muslim Americans in our country and throughout the world who understand that this brutal and barbaric group is perverting the name of a great world religion.”

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“We need to focus on destroying ISIL, but we shouldn't be the ones declaring that [Bashir] Assad must go.”

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“Donald Trump is a racist. Donald Trump in fact is making fascist appeals. That's why many self-respecting Republicans are not supporting Donald Trump for president.”

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“Look, being president of the United States is the toughest job in the world and I can tell you, as someone who has worked with Secretary Clinton and competed against her that she is a tough person who is ready to do this job.”

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“Donald Trump is an unstable charlatan who is appealing to the worst instincts in people, and I believe ultimately the American people are going to reject that.”

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“The only thing that's consistent in politics is change.”

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“I think America is moving to a much more connected, inclusive and compassionate place.”

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“An election is an opportunity for a new consensus.”

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“I believe keeping families together is in the best interest of the United States. And in the past the level of deportations, and the mindlessness with which they've been carried out, that's hurt the United States.”

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“I think we should want all of our cities to become more compassionate places, frankly.”

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“To those who say climate change is not caused by human activity or that addressing it will harm the economy, let's encourage them to go to college, too, and to study physics and to study economics, but for the rest of us, let's get to work.”

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“Our parents taught us to love God, love our family and love our country. Their own grandparents were immigrants. Their first language may not have been English, but the hopes and dreams they had for their children were purely American.”

“A community united by the ideals of compassion and creativity has incredible power. Art of all kinds---music, literature, traditional arts, visual arts---can lift a community.”

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“Busy souls have no time to be busybodies.”

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“If you give voters a choice between a Democrat who promises to do nothing and a Republican who promises to do nothing, they’re generally going to side with the Republican, because they’re better at that than we are.”

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About the Author

Born: January 18, 1963
Known for: Governor of Maryland
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