“We all recognize that Colorado and our nation have a long and storied tradition of gun ownership for hunting, outdoor recreation and self-defense. However, I am not convinced that combat weapons are necessarily part of that heritage.” LongSelfNationsWeaponsGunTraditionDefenseConvincedCombatHeritageHuntingOwnershipSelf DefenseRecreationColoradoGun OwnershipOutdoor Recreation Author:Mark Udall
“We have a long-standing tradition in this country to follow the advice of Senator Vandenberg, which is that politics ends at the water's edge.” LongEndsCountryWaterAdviceStandingTraditionEdgesSenators Author:Mitt Romney
“It has long been a tradition among novel writers that a book must end by everybody getting just what they wanted, or if the conventional happy ending was impossible, then it must be a tragedy in which one or both should die. In real life very few of us get what we want, our tragedies don't kill us, but we go on living them year after year, carrying them with us like a scar on an old wound.” IfsWantShouldWritingYearsLongBookRealEndsWantedDiesNovelImpossibleGoes OnTraditionTragedyWoundsReal LifeScarConventionalHappy EndingsOld Wounds Author:Willa Cather
“Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.” LongStatesUnitedUnited StatesIgnoranceRedTraditionBloodlust Author:Jane Smiley
“We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to bring together people and communities where we do business. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and many others impacted by this natural disaster; our prayers and thoughts are with all the families who have lost loved ones.” PeopleLongTogetherLostCommunityNaturalPrayerLossTraditionStriveDisasterLoved OnesLost LoveBereavementOur PrayersHurricanesHeartfeltStarbucksKatrinaDevastationCondolencesNatural DisasterSaddenedHurricane KatrinaLost Loved Ones Author:Howard Schultz
“There is a long standing tradition of using code to evade censorship in China, so that goes on. The trouble is the Chinese government has created the world's most sophisticated censorship machine.” WorldLongGovernmentTroubleGoes OnStandingTraditionMachinesChinaChineseCodeCensorshipSophisticatedChinese Government Author:John Palfrey