The state is now more involved than it ever has been in the raising of children. And children are now more neglected, more abused and more mistreated than they have been in our time. This is not a coincidence. This is not a coincidence. And with all due respect, I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child. It takes a family to raise a child.

Bob Dole

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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55. by Bob Dole

You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.

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Yet when the blood of the sons of immigrants and the grandsons of slaves fell on foreign fields, it was American blood. In it you could not read the ethnic particulars of the soldier who died next to you. He was an American. And when I think of how we learned this lesson, I wonder how we could have unlearned it.

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All the wisdom doesn’t reside in one party. by Bob Dole

All the wisdom doesn’t reside in one party.

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When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you ma... by Bob Dole

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

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There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and...evil. by Bob Dole

There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and...evil.

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You read what Disraeli had to say. I don't remember what he said. He said something. He's no longer with us.

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All you need to know is this. You can never go wrong by voting for a bill that fails, or against a bill that passes.

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History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon - See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.

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Life is very important to Americans. by Bob Dole

Life is very important to Americans.

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I think it's OK to talk about your military service, but there's a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.

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With all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.

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As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned.

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I have been uplifted by the extraordinary power of the American heart - by those armies of compassion, who are willing to cross town or cross the globe to minister to those they've never met and will never see again.

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I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.

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The internet is a great way to get on the net. by Bob Dole

The internet is a great way to get on the net.

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We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about wh... by Bob Dole

We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about what I say.

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A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people ends up seizing control of the people for the good of the economy

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If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay.

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If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.

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What we dedicate today is not a memorial to war, rather it's a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys and that inspires Americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.

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