There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory. Mario Cuomo More Quotes by Mario Cuomo More Quotes From Mario Cuomo People expect Byzantine, Machiavellian logic from politicians. But the truth is simple. Trial lawyers learn a good rule: 'Don't decide what you don't have to decide.' That's not evasion, it's wisdom. Mario Cuomo politicalsimplepeople We believe in only the government we need, but we insist on all the government we need. Mario Cuomo governmentbelieveneeds For too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation. Mario Cuomo mobilitynightmaredream The mugger who is arrested is back on the street before the police officer, but the person mugged may not be back on the street for a long time, if ever. Mario Cuomo muggerspolicelong It's an old story; it's as old as our history. The difference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak, are left behind by the side of the trail. The strong, the strong they tell us, will inherit the land. We Democrats believe in something else. We Democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact, and we have more than once. Mario Cuomo landstrongbelieve The values derived from religious belief will not - and should not - be accepted as part of the public morality unless they are shared by the pluralistic community at large, by consensus. Mario Cuomo communitybeliefreligious We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of the process of evolution, a government of humans should elevate itself to a higher order. Mario Cuomo governmentorderbelieve I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this. Mario Cuomo strongmilitarycountry You want calamities? What about the Ice Age? God made this world, but didn't complete it. Mario Cuomo iceagewant In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role. Mario Cuomo benefitsintelligentanswers The closed circle of materialism is clear to us now - aspirations become wants, wants become needs, and self-gratification becomes a bottomless pit. Mario Cuomo circlesselfneeds The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. Mario Cuomo partyphilosophypeople People asked me what I want as an epitaph: 'He tried' Mario Cuomo epitaphwantpeople I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me. Mario Cuomo presidentrunningbelieve Decide exactly what you want to achieve. Do you want to help people, or do you want to be powerful? Mario Cuomo powerfulinspiringpeople We are not going to make America great, America. It was never that great, we have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged. Mario Cuomo opinion Throughout her 25-year career in public service, Chief Judge Kaye was a force for progress who had a profound impact on our state. Mario Cuomo us-news He said it was a good speech. Mario Cuomo top-news His impact was reminding people of conscience that there were issues left to be addressed. Mario Cuomo politics The governor was very good at articulating his position and using substantial arguments to support his position. Mario Cuomo politics
