“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”
“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“As a Pacific nation, our national security and economy depend on a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
A lot of these people could hold their head up high and walk away, basically say, 'I've done my time.'
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Senator Graham acknowledges the commitment of those who continue to serve voluntarily.

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