Phil Crane (Philip Miller Crane) Quotes
I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people.

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Airport security exists to guard us against terrorist attacks.
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If I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.
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Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.
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We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.
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I am passionate about human rights.
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Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators.
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What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next.
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The Supreme Court must strike down the government's illegal spying program as a violation of our Fourth Amendment right to privacy.
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Nobody should be too boastful or too proud about their security because there are people who have a major interest in cracking the security of networks, the security of companies.
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Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.
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A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease.
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John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security.
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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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I am a common man. Why do I need security?
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Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to.
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Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think it is necessary to keep the marines in Okinawa, a geographically strategic location from the standpoint of maintaining deterrence.
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As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.
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If someone tried to deprive you of your rights, you've got to resist it. You've got to resent it. You've got to fight against it.
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We hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words I say to myself, "That man is a Red, that man is a Communist." You never hear a real American talk like that.
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of the establishment or prosecutors who are are equally tools of the establishment or the wardens or the police officers.
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I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people.