Christopher Bond
Christopher Bond
Christopher Godfrey Bond is a British playwright whose 1973 retelling of the Victorian tale Sweeney Todd formed the basis of Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name, with book by Hugh Wheeler. He currently lives in West Cornwall...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 March 1939
CountryUnited States of America
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I have concluded that the current controversy has completely overshadowed our efforts to expand the American dream to all Americans.
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Parochialism is one of the CIA's biggest problems. These career CIA officers, while having valuable experience, also carry the baggage of being resistant to change. The status quo may be comfortable to them, but it is dangerous to the country.
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making it easier to vote but tougher to cheat.
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If your vote is canceled by the vote of a dog or a dead person it's as if you didn't have the right to vote.
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Yes, beef is what was for dinner last night. Tonight it will be my dinner, and it will continue to be.
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Misdirected focus on paperwork, on procedures, and on bureaucracy frustrates teachers and fails to give children the education they need.
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It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy.
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As we have heard, the end of al-Zarqawi is a significant blow to al-Qaida operations in Iraq. It is another clear indication of the progress we are making.
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One of the most widespread myths about the deal is that the Administration is outsourcing the security of our ports to a company from the United Arab Emirates.
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Change is tough, people don't like it, but it is necessary. Take two aspirins and call me in the morning.
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The U.S. is looking to India as more then just a marketplace for our defense products, but as a technology, aerospace and strategic partner for our future endeavors.
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As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief of our National Guard in Missouri for 8 years.
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A number of the major terrorist captures we have made, the terrorist operations designed for the United States that we have interrupted, were enabled by the terrorist tracking program.