An occasional veto may be justified, if legislation is poorly drafted or ill-considered, but 53 vetoes in two years demonstrate a negativism, a dormancy, and a fear of action that can only be harmful to this country.
Address at the Town Hall Forum in Los Angeles, California
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We look on human rights as an ability to live in peace. And to believe that your future will be better than your past might be.
There's only one chance and one life to count for something. And my faith tells me, or my faith demands, that I use whatever I have whenever I can, to make a difference in people's lives.
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