I grew up in the South, and I think there are lots of people who have distorted views of the South.

Danny K. Davis

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You go to traffic court in many locations throughout the country, and you can spell justice - J-U-S-T dash U-S. Just us.

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I try to bridge the gap between police and local communities.

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Whether the struggle was between English merchants and the American colonies, pre Civil War northern manufacturers vs. southern slave holders, or American grain farmers and auto manufacturers seeking advantage in the Mexican agriculture and labor markets in the 1990s, U.S. policy has reflected the economic clash of interests of the day.

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People crown kings and queens at homecoming parades all the time. We do a lot of things in our society that are simply symbolic.

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Middle school students are at a critical time in their lives when making good choices matters - the decisions they make in these formative years have an impact on their future success.

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The arts are what humanize science and history.

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#BlackLivesMatter brought a new sense of urgency, audacity, and outrage to the issue of police violence against black men that has made it impossible to ignore, to cover up, or to justify.

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The best protection against recidivism is a job.

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I believe in democracy. I also believe in religious freedom.

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I grew up in rural Arkansas, and I'm afraid that begging is not part of our characteristics.

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I just want to believe that, as a citizen in this country, that I have equal protection under the law and that I can have a situation assessed fairly, that people can look at it, and that a court of law can determine what the outcome is.

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One thing I always say when I discuss guns with people - if a gun is not present, it's generally more difficult to do irreparable harm.

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In politics, you make use of every opportunity.

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What the federal government can do, especially as it relates to urban, inner-city America, is invest resources that would help create jobs.

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The way to reduce the deficit is to create jobs and work opportunities so that people will have money with which to pay taxes.

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Some of the huge tax breaks that we gave to the wealthiest 1 percent of the population in this country during the Bush era have contributed significantly to the deficit.

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Culture is central to what makes us human.

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Our nation's multiculturalism is what makes us so special as a nation.

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Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.

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I believe in our free market system.

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