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“Most of my work for the past 25 years has been devoted to organizing demonstrations, benefits and campaigns, many of which have had the effect of bringing a policy debate to public focus or moving a political agenda forward. It's become a cliché to say 'think globally and act locally,' but it works.”

Thinking Years Has Beens Past Moving Political Focus Effects Policy Benefits Campaigns Debate Agendas Devoted Demonstration Political Agendas Policy Debate

Author:Peter Yarrow

“Politics has become a game of meaningless, mindless battles, conducted by unscrupulous methods and people, designed to transform even the most serious policy debates into sport.”

People Games Sports Policy Serious Battle Method Debate Meaningless Mindless Policy Debate

Author:Al Gore

“A debate actually is a policy issue but I will say this - gosh, if you guys ask one more mean question, I may have to leave the stage.”

Ifs May Mean Guy Asks Issues Stage Policy Debate Policy Debate

Author:Ted Cruz

“There's no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn't invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it's possible.”

Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government

“While having policy debate, we need to hold the race in a way to attract people toward the DPJ.”

People Way Needs Race Policy Debate Policy Debate

Author:Seiji Maehara

“The overarching issue, as I see it, is the elitism of America's political system; the fact that regular, ordinary Americans aren't considered in policy debates or legislation, and regularly get shafted by the powers-that-be in Washington.”

Facts America Political Issues Policy Ordinary Debate Legislation Political Systems Elitism Policy Debate

Author:Jerry Springer

“We must shift the energy policy debate in America with an increased focus on alternative and renewable fuels and Congress must pass meaningful alternative fuels and incentive programs to help move the U.S. away from dependence on foreign oil.”

Helping America Moving Energy Focus Policy Program Congress Oil Debate Meaningful Alternatives Fuel Dependence Incentives Energy Policy Foreign Oil Policy Debate

Author:Rick Renzi

“Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. To say that men and women should not inject their "personal morality" into public policy debates is a practical absurdity.”

“By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.”

“I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.”

Thinking Has Beens Important Policy Debate Unfortunate Policy Debate

Author:Juan Cole