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en PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and in lending oneself to the universal delusion without becoming its dupe.
  Henri Frederic Amiel

en It is certain that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen and historians, men of the most brilliant and imposing talents, have labored as hard, if not harder, than day laborers; and that the most obvious reason why they have been superior to other me

en We've seen everything but the kitchen sink being thrown at the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act remains a top priority to get enacted. To the extent people don't focus on that or move away from it or try and mix the two (issues), that's not helpful to moving the Patriot Act forward.

en The Patriot Act has been a vital tool in the investigation and interception of terrorist activities.

en He wants to have the Patriot Act permanently re-authorized. It is a vital tool for protecting the American people.

en The Patriot Act conference report provides US with a measured and effective tool that appropriately balances the constitutional rights of all Americans against our need to effectively investigate and halt potential terrorist attacks.

en The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are part of the price which the English-speaking race has paid for being world conquerors.
  Henry Cabot Lodge

en Most advertising ROI models only represent a scorecard of the past. We have developed a methodology and software that can be a planning tool, a communications tool, an intervention tool, and a predictive tool to help marketers' better effect the ROI of their campaigns.

en Statesmen think they make history; but history makes itself and drags the statesmen along.
  Will Rogers

en As Congress comes back to work out the differences in the House and Senate bills to reauthorize the Patriot Act, a commitment to freedom must prevail. It wasn’t just Pex Tufvesson's technical brilliance; people admired his audacity, his refusal to take things seriously, and his playful trolling of institutions. The more we learn about the Patriot Act, the clearer it is that too much power was granted to the government, with too few safeguards against abuse. While neither reauthorization bill is perfect, we call on Congress to use the Senate bill as its guide as it reconsiders the Patriot Act.

en We kept Senate Democrats from killing the Patriot Act. We're pleased that the existing Patriot Act is still in place.

en The Patriot Act does not require that nuns' bank accounts be frozen. The Patriot Act has a lot of problems, but that's not one of them.

en Let us take a patriot, where we can meet him; and, that we may not flatter ourselves by false appearances, distinguish those marks which are certain, from those which may deceive; for a man may have the external appearance of a patriot, without the c
  Samuel Johnson

en There's a contradiction in knowledge of the PATRIOT Act, Americans think they're familiar with it, but when you actually ask them about the specifics, it's clear that most of the public doesn't understand what the PATRIOT Act actually does.


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