08/31/2000
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"The whole purpose of politics, after all, is to improve the life of people."
"Let us take pride in what has been accomplished toward realization of this noble vision."
"It was unpopular, but it had to be done."
"We have worked not simply to reduce the size of the Federal Government, although we have by over 100,000 already."