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Barney Frank Quotes

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people Picture Quote #1

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence Picture Quote #1

I think that the new models of Chevrolet should have Barney Frank as a hood ornament Picture Quote #1

Disruption never helps your cause. It just looks like you’re afraid to have rational discussion Picture Quote #1

The issue is not that morals be applied to public policy, it’s that conservatives bring public policy to spheres of our lives where it should not enter Picture Quote #1

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out Picture Quote #1

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Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there’s no hierarchy Picture Quote #1

But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade Picture Quote #1

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed Picture Quote #1

I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary Picture Quote #1

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions Picture Quote #1

Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them Picture Quote #1

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Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically Picture Quote #1

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them Picture Quote #1

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children Picture Quote #1

Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take Picture Quote #1

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential Picture Quote #1

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won’t be able to be outraged anymore Picture Quote #1

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Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed Picture Quote #1

When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually Picture Quote #1

Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear Picture Quote #1

Excessive partisanship is the problem. There has never been a democracy in the history of the world in a polity of any size where you didn’t have political parties. Even sometimes over the objections of the people who started it Picture Quote #1

They have to convert our agenda into something aggressive. Two guys wanting to be happy together are invading their marriages. Helping a kid who’s getting beaten up in school is promoting homosexuality. If you gave me a million dollars, I wouldn’t know how to promote homosexuality Picture Quote #1

Regarding homophobia in general, the good news is that there is a lot less of it than there used to be. The bad news is that it ever existed in the first place, and the worse news is that it remains far stronger than is healthy for a society dedicated in theory to equality under the law Picture Quote #1

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The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out Picture Quote #1

I do not believe that the federal government should treat adults who choose to smoke marijuana as criminals Picture Quote #1

Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth Picture Quote #1

Particularly marijuana, I think is a great hypocrisy. I think frankly it contributes to a good deal of the sense of unfairness you have among younger people who are told they shouldn’t do this because it’s got all these negative effects, but then older people are engaging in all kinds of things that probably have a greater impact on people Picture Quote #1

I smoke a cigar or two a day. I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy Picture Quote #1

Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people (Barney Frank Quotes) People are entitled to the presumption of innocence (Barney Frank Quotes) I think that the new models of Chevrolet should have Barney Frank as a hood ornament (Barney Frank Quotes) Disruption never helps your cause. It just looks like you’re afraid to have rational discussion (Barney Frank Quotes) The issue is not that morals be applied to public policy, it’s that conservatives bring public policy to spheres of our lives where it should not enter (Barney Frank Quotes) Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out (Barney Frank Quotes) Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there’s no hierarchy (Barney Frank Quotes) But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade (Barney Frank Quotes) I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed (Barney Frank Quotes) I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary (Barney Frank Quotes) Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions (Barney Frank Quotes) Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them (Barney Frank Quotes) Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically (Barney Frank Quotes) For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them (Barney Frank Quotes) I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children (Barney Frank Quotes) Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take (Barney Frank Quotes) It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential (Barney Frank Quotes) They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won’t be able to be outraged anymore (Barney Frank Quotes) Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed (Barney Frank Quotes) When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually (Barney Frank Quotes) Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear (Barney Frank Quotes) Excessive partisanship is the problem. There has never been a democracy in the history of the world in a polity of any size where you didn’t have political parties. Even sometimes over the objections of the people who started it (Barney Frank Quotes) They have to convert our agenda into something aggressive. Two guys wanting to be happy together are invading their marriages. Helping a kid who’s getting beaten up in school is promoting homosexuality. If you gave me a million dollars, I wouldn’t know how to promote homosexuality (Barney Frank Quotes) Regarding homophobia in general, the good news is that there is a lot less of it than there used to be. The bad news is that it ever existed in the first place, and the worse news is that it remains far stronger than is healthy for a society dedicated in theory to equality under the law (Barney Frank Quotes) The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out (Barney Frank Quotes) I do not believe that the federal government should treat adults who choose to smoke marijuana as criminals (Barney Frank Quotes) Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth (Barney Frank Quotes) Particularly marijuana, I think is a great hypocrisy. I think frankly it contributes to a good deal of the sense of unfairness you have among younger people who are told they shouldn’t do this because it’s got all these negative effects, but then older people are engaging in all kinds of things that probably have a greater impact on people (Barney Frank Quotes) I smoke a cigar or two a day. I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy (Barney Frank Quotes) Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so (Barney Frank Quotes)

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