“I feel that at this point in our country's history, it is important that we not reverse marriage equality, that we not reverse Roe v. Wade, that we stand up against Citizens United, we stand up for the rights of people in the workplace, that we stand up and basically say: The Supreme Court should represent all of us. That's how I see the court, and the kind of people that I would be looking to nominate to the court would be in the great tradition of standing up to the powerful, standing up on behalf of our rights as Americans.” PeopleFeelsShouldKindImportantCountryWould BeUnitedPowerfulRightsCitizensStandingTraditionCourtSupremeOur CountryReverseWorkplaceSupreme CourtBehalfWadeMarriage EqualityRoe V WadeCitizens UnitedUnited We Stand Author:Hillary Clinton
“I support the Second Amendment. I lived in Arkansas for 18 wonderful years. I represented upstate New York. I understand and respect the tradition of gun ownership. It goes back to the founding of our country.” YearsCountrySupportWonderfulNew YorkGunTraditionOur CountryAmendmentsOwnershipFoundingSecond AmendmentArkansasUpstate New YorkGun Ownership Author:Hillary Clinton
“So many states are putting very stringent regulations on women that block them from exercising that choice to the extent that they are defunding Planned Parenthood, which, of course, provides all kinds of cancer screenings and other benefits for women in our country.” KindCountryStatesChoicesCoursesExerciseBenefitsCancerBlockAll KindsOur CountryParenthoodRegulationScreeningPlanned Parenthood Author:Hillary Clinton
“I've had the great honor of traveling across the world on behalf of our country. I've been to countries where governments either forced women to have abortions, like they used to do in China, or forced women to bear children, like the used to do in Romania.” WorldChildrenCountryGovernmentUsedBearsHonorChinaOur CountryAbortionBehalfRomania Author:Hillary Clinton
“Quite frankly, we wouldn't have the problems that we have in America right now if somebody did a better job - if our politicians did a better job standing up for our country.” IfsCountryProblemJobsAmericaPoliticianRight NowStandingOur CountryBetter Jobs Author:Eric Trump
“I'm reaching out to all Americans - Democrats, Republicans, and independents - because we need everybody to help make our country what it should be, to grow the economy, to make it fairer, to make it work for everyone. We need your talents, your skills, your commitments, your energy, your ambition.” NeedsShouldCountryHelpingEnergyGrowsEconomyTalentRepublicanSkillsAmbitionCommitmentDemocratOur CountryReachingReach Out Author:Hillary Clinton
“A great number of tourists have been flocking Iceland and those numbers are growing every year. That also raises questions like "How do we receive people?" and "How do we present our country?"” PeopleYearsHas BeensCountryNumbersGrowingRaisesOur CountryTouristsIcelandRaises Questions Author:Sjon
“What's happening is that the will of the people, the declared opinion of the people, who want more agendas, more ideas, more sensible redirections reforms in our country, are being thwarted by the mechanism of keeping third-party candidates, who are on more than enough States theoretically to get an electoral vote majority, to keep them off the mass media, the commercial media, to keep them off the debates.” PeopleWantIdeasCountryStatesEnoughPartyOpinionMediaMassHappeningsVoteThirdsMajorityDebateOur CountryReformCandidatesAgendasSensibleMechanismMass MediaThird PartiesRedirection Author:Ralph Nader
“We have two parties who are basically hijacking our country for their corporate paymasters. And if we focus on 535 members of Congress, that's not all that many, we're going to see a fast turnaround. So focus all your concerns, all the information, the kind of agenda the Green Party has. Turn it right on your Senators and Representatives.” IfsKindTwoCountryTurnsPartyFocusInformationMembersConcernGreenCongressOur CountryCorporateAgendasRepresentativesSenatorsTurnaroundHijackingGreen Party Author:Ralph Nader
“People have to decide do we want our country for ourselves with the people in charge or are we going to elect the the KGB and the House Republicans to decide this election [2016].” PeopleWantCountryHouseRepublicanElectionOur CountryKgb Author:James Carville
“The Never Trumpers, they have never been guided by or governed by the premise that Hillary Clinton needs to lose. If they were on the same page as we all are, that the country, that our country needs for Hillary Clinton and the Obama agenda to lose and be stopped, they don't see that. They never have.” IfsNeedsCountryLosesPagesClintonOur CountryAgendasPremises Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Voters decided otherwise [on me as a president candidate] and I will focus on my work here in the Senate because I have nine months left. And after that, later, as a private citizen, I will continue looking for a way to contribute to the cause of political conservatism to help our state and our country and the issues that interest me. But I really don't want to be nor do I think that I will be invited to be any candidate's vice president.” ThinkingWayWantCountryStatesHelpingPoliticalLeftCausesPresidentInterestIssuesFocusMonthsCitizensDecidedVicesNineOur CountryCandidatesVotersSenateInvitedConservatismVice PresidentNine Months Author:Marco Rubio
“We have, in the same way, relegated our own responsibility in what happens to our country to the specialists, who are supposed to take care of it, and the individual citizen does not feel that he can judge, and even that he should judge, and take any responsibility. I think there are quite a number of recent developments which show that.” ThinkingWayFeelsShouldDoeCountryShowsHappensCareIndividualNumbersResponsibilityJudgingDevelopmentCitizensTake CareOur CountrySpecialists Author:Erich Fromm
“We can all do better. America is an entrepreneurial society. We had entrepreneurs who started our country. And they want us to think in fresh, new, different ways all of the time.” ThinkingWayWantDifferentCountryAmericaEntrepreneurOur CountryDifferent WaysWant UEntrepreneurial Author:Nancy Pelosi
“The Democrats have been there for working people in our country. That's who we are, trickle-down vs. middle-class economics. That's the major difference between the parties.” PeopleHas BeensCountryDifferencesPartyClassMiddleMajorsEconomicsDemocratOur CountryWho We AreMiddle ClassTrickle Down Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.” CountryAmericaMovingEnergySupportApproachCleanClimateClimate ChangeOur CountryCarbonAttackingClean Energy Author:Tammy Duckworth
“Seven out of 10 Americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. Many of our fellow citizens feel alienated and have lost faith in our core institutions. They don't feel heard and they don't feel represented by those in office.” FeelsCountryLostHeardCitizensOfficeFellowsInstitutionsSevenCoreOur CountryLost Faith Author:Paul Ryan
“Despite the repeated attacks on American citizens by illegal aliens released from our jails, DHS refuses to stop freeing violent criminals who are in our country illegally.” CountryCitizensRefuseCriminalsViolentDespiteOur CountryAliensIllegalJailAmerican CitizensIllegal AliensViolent Criminals Author:Matt Salmon
“As much as politicians, any politicians, Democrat or Republican, are saying they're trying to help the schools, it's hard because our country is in debt. I would like to do something for the inner-city schools because that's our future, and education is very important in helping our country continue to progress and not regress.” TryingImportantCountryHardHelpingSchoolCitiesProgressPoliticianRepublicanDemocratDebtOur CountryOur FutureInner CityInner City Schools Author:Ansel Elgort
“The Democratic Party has been very strong in a lot of areas, in fighting to make our country a less discriminatory country. And that is enormously important.” Has BeensImportantCountryFightingStrongPartyAreasDemocraticOur CountryVery StrongDemocratic Party Author:Bernie Sanders
“In my father's time - he was in college during many transitions in the late 1930s - they had great institutional loyalties... to his college, eventually the navy, the Democratic Party and certain ideals of our country. Those are the things that became broken with my generation.” CountryCertainFatherPartyGenerationsCollegeBrokenLateIdealsDemocraticLoyaltyOur CountryTransitionNavyDemocratic PartyMy Generation1930s Author:Whit Stillman
“It's a complex system we live in to think the actions that we take have consequences beyond the years in which we serve, and we all have an obligation to do what is best for our country.” ThinkingYearsCountryActionConsequenceComplexesObligationOur CountryComplex Systems Author:Karl Rove
“I think it's a big disservice to our country and to our democracy to continue to raise these doubts.” ThinkingCountryBigsDemocracyDoubtRaisesOur CountryDisservice Author:Audie Cornish
“I hope what we can talk about is something that happened, you know, within the last 25 years, the things that are relevant to our country right here, right now, including all people, fighting for the rights of working people, fighting for the rights of people struggling for dignity and respect in our society.” PeopleKnowsYearsCountryLastsFightingStruggleRightsHappenedRight NowDignityIncludingOur CountryOur SocietyRelevantDignity And Respect Author:Keith Ellison
“We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we've made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.” IfsMadeCountryProgressTreasureOur CountryThreatened Author:Barbara Boxer
“We have to make our economy work for everyone - not just those at the top - protecting our country and protecting our planet.” CountryEconomyPlanetsOur CountryOur Planet Author:Hillary Clinton
“It really felt like a tidal wave of bias washed over our country and we're still soaked in it.” StillsCountryFeltWaveOur CountryBiasTidal Waves Author:Paula Broadwell
“America is a nation of immigrants, and we should treat those who come to our country with dignity and respect.” ShouldCountryAmericaNationsDignityTreatsOur CountryImmigrantsDignity And Respect Author:Hillary Clinton
“The report also said that there wasn't agreement among the 17 agencies. When the FBI came out - they came out - when there was a conclusion on the DNC, their conclusion was very clear and they made it public. Now, if the CIA or whoever else comes out. But they didn't conclude that it was Russia.I don't care if it's Russia or whoever, they shouldn't - we're going to protect Americans. We don't want these countries or whoever else these people are hacking our country, our parties, our - we protect our Americans. We don't like it. We're against it.” PeopleIfsWantMadeSaidCountryCarePartyClearProtectDon't CareRussiaConclusionOur CountryMade ItI Don't CareAgencyReportsAgreementCiaFbiHacking Author:Reince Priebus
“I think the president-elect [Donald trump] also supports anything we can do to put an end to these sorts of incidents from taking place in our country.” ThinkingEndsCountryPresidentCan DoSupportTrumpOur CountryIncidents Author:Reince Priebus
“For Donald Trump to dismiss out of hand the intelligence community's fact gathering is, frankly - doesn't bode well for him protecting our country.” WellsCountryFactsHandsCommunityTrumpOur CountryGatheringIntelligence Community Author:Claire McCaskill
“First of all, Donald Trump cabinet or - I call it the 3-G cabinet, Goldman, generals and gazillionaires. And I think it's one of the things that for someone who has worked around the world for profit, it is different than working around the world to make sure we have strong alliances and to make sure that we are in the strongest position to protect our country.” ThinkingWorldFirstsDifferentCountryStrongPositionTrumpProtectProfitOur CountryAround The WorldStrongestAlliancesCabinets Author:Claire McCaskill
“I have to be very clear and very honest. I'm not asking [ the American officials] to believe if they don't want to believe. This is reality, I'm telling you the reality from our country. We live here, we know what is happening, and they have to listen to people here. They cannot listen only to their media or to their research centers. They don't live here ; no one lives here but us.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantBelieveCountryRealityClearHonestMediaHappeningsResearchAskingOur CountryOfficials Author:Bashar al-Assad
“You have made a very good point: both the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I enjoy a fairly high level of trust among the citizens of our countries.” MadeCountryEnjoyLevelsCitizensVery GoodOur CountryMinistersPrimePrime MinisterHigh LevelAbe Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies and security agencies. We need to assess everything and understand what we can agree on and what the implications will be both for Japan and for Russia so that both the Russian people and the Japanese people come to the conclusion that these compromise solutions are acceptable and are in our countries' interests.” PeopleNeedsBelieveCountryTodayPoliticalI BelieveInterestEconomicSecuritySolutionsAgreeVariousRussiaConclusionCompromiseOur CountryAnalysisExpertsAgencyJapanAcceptableMinistryImplications Author:Vladimir Putin
“I think that people are able to see that I am working hard, that I am striving openly, honestly and sincerely to achieve the results the results our country needs. I think that they are also able to see that not all goes well. Our people are smart and sharp-sighted. Yet, I believe that the main thing is to sincerely aspire to achieve the maximum, so that the country feels more secure and people live better. That's precisely how I am trying to go about my work.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsTryingBelieveWellsCountryHardAbleI BelieveResultsAchieveSmartStriveHonestlyOur CountrySecureAspireMaximumSincerely Author:Vladimir Putin
“I wanna thank the German people for the incredible partnership that our countries have been able to establish all these years.” PeopleYearsHas BeensCountryAbleIncrediblesOur CountryPartnership Author:Barack Obama
“At a time when the European project is facing challenges, it's especially important to show the benefits of economic integration by continuing to invest in our people and working to reduce inequality, both within and across our countries.” PeopleImportantCountryShowsChallengesEconomicBenefitsProjectsOur CountryInequalityContinuingIntegrationFacing ChallengesEconomic Integration Author:Barack Obama
“[People] are looking for some means of control and what that means is is that the politics in all of our countries is gonna require us to manage technology and global integration and all these demographic shifts in a way that makes people feel more control, that gives them more confidence in their future.” PeopleWayGivingFeelsMeanCountryTechnologyManageOur CountryIntegrationDemographics Author:Barack Obama
“It's particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries, those who feel disaffected, those who feel left behind by globalization and address their concerns in constructive ways as opposed to more destructive ways.” WayFeelsImportantCountryLeftBehindsConcernOur CountryAddressesDestructiveReach OutGlobalizationLeft BehindConstructive Author:Barack Obama
“When we, for example, see shifts of huge production lines from certain areas to other countries, people tend to ask the question, "Where's my place in this modern world?" We have this here, this tendency in our country, we have it in other countries.” PeopleWorldCountryCertainAsksLinesModernExampleHugeAreasProductionsTendenciesOur CountryOther CountriesModern World Author:Angela Merkel
“Those are values that help guide not just my family's Christian faith, but that of Jewish Americans, and Muslim Americans; nonbelievers and Americans of all backgrounds. And no one better embodies that spirit of service than the men and women who wear our country's uniform and their families.” MenCountryHelpingChristianSpiritValuesHe ManMen And WomenMy FamilyGuidesBackgroundsOur CountryUniformsChristian Faith Author:Barack Obama
“By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful we'll build on the progress we've made in the years to come.” YearsFirstsMadeCountryProgressStrongerOur CountryHopefulProsperous Author:Barack Obama
“In our country, [habeas corpus ] means that if you've been sentenced and convicted in a state court, either to death or to some other kind of sentence, you have the right to petition a federal court to review what happened to you. And until [Bill] Clinton, you had three, four, five, even more years I collect records of people who have been on death row for eight, 10, 12, 14 years - this is before Clinton - who finally got a decent lawyer, usually a pro bono lawyer, and an investigator, and were able to find out - they - they're but approved that they're - that they were innocent.” PeopleIfsYearsKindMeanHas BeensCountryStatesAbleThreeRecordsFiveFourHappenedBillsCourtClintonEightSentencesLawyerInnocentOur CountryDecentReviewsApprovedPetitionsInvestigatorsDeath RowCorpusHabeas Corpus Author:Nat Hentoff
“The changes I envisage and that I have promised to address within my first 90 days in office are; Dismantling the cabals of tribalism that are choking our country and resulting in runaway corruption and frustration for the people of Kenya.” PeopleFirstsCountryOfficeCorruptionOur CountryAddressesFrustrationChokeKenyaTribalismRunawayCabal Author:Raila Odinga
“That issue has been resolved for years now, and it's been resolved for at least two years in Donald Trump's mind. And to bring that up as justification for John Lewis questioning the legitimacy of a democratic activity that is - has been around since the beginning of our country is wrong.” YearsMindHas BeensTwoCountryIssuesTrumpActivityDemocraticOur CountryTwo YearsQuestioningJustificationLegitimacy Author:John Lewis
“[Donald Trump] is not somebody who`s fit to be president in any circumstances. I would feel deeply frustrated, not because of anything he said about me, but because I would fear for the future of our country.” FeelsSaidCountryPresidentTrumpFitCircumstancesOur CountryFrustrated Author:Joe Madison
“I don't know why you should isolate women in this regard. If you have a traditional leader who says 'I am the sole exclusive ruler, I am the autocrat', it will affect everybody in the area, whether they are men or women. The challenge that South Africa faces, and it is not a new challenge, a whole range of African countries have faced this challenge, is that where you have institutional traditional leadership, which in our country is protected by the Constitution, how does that institution function side by side with a democratic system?” IfsKnowsMenShouldDoeCountryWholeFacesSidesChallengesLeaderAreasFunctionConstitutionRegardInstitutionsDemocraticSouthTraditionalOur CountryRangeSoleProtectedRulersSouth AfricaExclusiveNew Challenges Author:Thabo Mbeki
“Such a small percentage of our population carry the burden of knowing what's really going on in our country's name, and I think that unless that's out in the open and people are discussing it, then our healthy democracy is not so healthy.” PeopleThinkingCountryNamesKnowingDemocracyHealthyPopulationBurdenOur CountryPercentagesDiscussing Author:Lisa Ling
“Be yourself. Hillary Clinton, you have a great vision for our country. You know the policy, you have good judgment that springs from that. You're a strategic thinker, and you have a connection with the American people that springs from a lifetime of service and leadership to them, to America's working families. So, just go talk about that. Forget the script, forget everything else. Just be Hillary Clinton. Be yourself.” PeopleKnowsCountryAmericaForgetVisionPolicyJudgmentSpringConnectionsLifetimeClintonScriptsOur CountryBeing YourselfThinkerStrategicGood JudgmentForget EverythingGreat Vision Author:Nancy Pelosi