I support the kinder-guardians program, we, in America, would be wise to implement it, too. It’s something that we should think about, America, about putting guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens -- good guys, whether they be teachers or whether they actually be talented children or highly-trained preschoolers.

Trent Lott

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We can support our troops without supporting our president. by Trent Lott

We can support our troops without supporting our president.

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Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy. by Trent Lott

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

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I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.

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I understand what's going on in people's minds, and I think the political leaders better be asking themselves 'why is it, that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and maybe even others are having the impact that they are having?'

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Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They... by Trent Lott

Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.

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Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts,... by Trent Lott

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

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My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do.

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One of the things I really want is for people to feel the civic responsibility, and not just refuse to vote out of protest.

responsibility want people

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

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When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil l... by Trent Lott

When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.

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I'm like a woman scorned. I'm prepared to continue to kick their fanny until the last day I'm alive on this Earth because they have mistreated too many people.

alive earth people

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics. by Trent Lott

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

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Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent by Hollywood and some in the media that values are subjective, to be defined by the individual and not by God.

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens eno... by Trent Lott

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

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I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.

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There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes a... by Trent Lott

There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes as a statement.

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A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.

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The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.

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Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem. by Trent Lott

Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.

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It is America, I don't want the government trying to control more of my life. I want less government control, and I think there are too many government regulations, laws and taxes on the books.

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