Paul Tsongas Quotes
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That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth.
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Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.
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Democrats love employees, it's employers they hate.
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The core of America is not racist. It is not hostile to women. It is increasingly offended by gay bashing. Yet it abhors government waste. It believes strongly in fiscal responsibility such as balanced budgets. It is pro-economic growth. It is concerned about the environment. It is intolerant of people on welfare who disdain the notion of work. But it wants poor kids to have school lunches and it wants to spend money to have good schools. In sum, most Americans are sensible, good-hearted, and prudent. The issue, then, is whether there is a political party that can welcome them home.
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A commencement is a time of joy. It is also a time of melancholy. But then again, so is life.
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Lowell is my home. It is where I drew my first breath. It is where I will always derive a sense of place and a sense of belonging. .
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It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office.
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You cannot be pro-jobs and anti-business at the same time. You cannot love employment and hate employers.
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In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.
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You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.