"If I were German and I had..." - Quote by Barack Obama
If I were German and I had a vote, I might support Angela Merkel.
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“Here at home, we will strengthen our defenses but not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don't hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.”
“But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.”
“I can't even get a credit card without three credit bureaus saying I'm good enough.”
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“Whatever the State saith is a lie; whatever it hath is a theft: all is counterfeit in it, the gnawing, sanguinary, insatiate monster.”
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“He does not praise himself - yet he is respectable.”
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“Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.”