“A U.S. Senator should have the same right as a member of the Knesset...to disagree with any government when its actions may not be in the United States' interest.” ShouldMayStatesGovernmentActionInterestUnitedUnited StatesMembersShould HaveJewDisagreeSenators Author:Charles H. Percy
“I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.” ShouldBelieveStatesI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesShould HaveTestsCourtSupremeSupreme CourtQualifications Author:John McCain
“My priority is to give the United States the kind of influence it should have.” GivingShouldKindStatesUnitedUnited StatesInfluenceShould HavePriorities Author:John Bolton
“Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice President of the United States. Should have stuck with my old chores as Speaker of the House. I gave up the second most important job in the Government for one that didn't amount to a hill of beans. I spent eight long years as Mr. Roosevelt's spare tire.” ShouldYearsLongMadeImportantStatesGovernmentJobsHousePresidentUnitedMistakeUnited StatesWorstShould HaveVicesStuckSpeakersSparesTireGave UpVice PresidentImportant Jobs Author:John Nance Garner
“Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.” ShouldFirstsStatesInterestUnitedUnited StatesClearShould HaveMissionsObjectivesDiplomacy Author:Mike Thompson
“It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.” ShouldHas BeensStatesPoliticalPoliticsUnitedUnited StatesIntellectualShould HaveServantIronicOutsidersShould Have BeenScapegoatPolitical History Author:Richard Hofstadter
“The kids of those that came here illegally, those kids, I think, should have a pathway to become a permanent resident of the United States and military service, for instance, is one way they would have that kind of pathway to become a permanent resident.” ThinkingWayShouldKindStatesKidsUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryShould HaveInstanceOne WayPermanentPathwaysResidentsMilitary Service Author:Mitt Romney
“I don't want to get people nervous falling off their chairs, but Social Security is a socialist program. It's a program by which the United States government has said that when you get old you should have a steady source of income.” PeopleWantShouldSaidStatesGovernmentFallSocialUnitedUnited StatesSecuritySourceProgramShould HaveIncomeNervousChairsSteadySocialistSocial SecurityState GovernmentOld YouUnited States GovernmentFalling Off Author:Bernie Sanders
“What's going to be hard for the United States is that our policy for a long time has been a two-state solution; the Palestinians should have their own state. Now, the Palestinians are going to the U.N. and saying, 'We're having the U.N. vote to say we have our own state. Well, if that's your policy, United States of America, why are you vetoing it?' Which we will do.” IfsShouldWellsLongHas BeensTwoHardStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesPolicyLong TimeSolutionsShould HaveVotePalestinianUnited States Of America Author:Bill Maher