A. Johnson
A. Johnson
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At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips.
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I reject the insurance model. I think we should have a free-market approach to healthcare.
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The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now.
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I've never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility.
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I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort.
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This is what I do for a living. It's not who I am as a human being.
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I'm not qualified for anything else, so I would imagine I'd either be doing something larcenous or I would have already been caught.
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Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took me quite some time to discover that I wanted to write.
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I hope to be with you as a writer for a very long time, and I hope that you will enjoy reading my work, because readers are the highest form of life on this planet.
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I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.
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We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty and freedom?' You know, that's baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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As governor of New Mexico, I would have - I signed a bill banning late term abortion. I've always favored parental notification. I've always favored counseling. I've always favored the notion of no public funds used for abortion.
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My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders.