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Edward Kennedy Quote: “It’s now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam.”

51. “It’s now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “It’s disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.”

52. “It’s disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “As Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.”

53. “As Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name – which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right.”

54. “Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name – which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “I hope for an America where neither “fundamentalist” nor “humanist” will be a dirty word, but a fair description of the different ways in which people of good will look at life and into their own souls.”

55. “I hope for an America where neither “fundamentalist” nor “humanist” will be a dirty word, but a fair description of the different ways in which people of good will look at life and into their own souls.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters, which are either before the court or very likely to be before the court.”

56. “We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters, which are either before the court or very likely to be before the court.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.”

57. “The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The Republicans are looking after the financial interests of the wealthiest individuals in this country.”

58. “The Republicans are looking after the financial interests of the wealthiest individuals in this country.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Floating screw – that’s what people used to call me.”

59. “Floating screw – that’s what people used to call me.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Make no mistake about it! There is an organized movement against organized labor and it’s called the Bush Administration.”

60. “Make no mistake about it! There is an organized movement against organized labor and it’s called the Bush Administration.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us as Democrats is also the right way for Democrats to win.”

61. “The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us as Democrats is also the right way for Democrats to win.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel.”

62. “It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “I had the privilege of chairing Judge Samuel Alito confirmation hearing in 1990. And at that time, he had practiced law for 14 years, but only represented one client, the United States government.”

63. “I had the privilege of chairing Judge Samuel Alito confirmation hearing in 1990. And at that time, he had practiced law for 14 years, but only represented one client, the United States government.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper balance between protecting our liberties and protecting our national security.”

64. “Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper balance between protecting our liberties and protecting our national security.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “I don’t think you’re going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it’s in sports or in politics.”

65. “I don’t think you’re going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it’s in sports or in politics.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.”

66. “The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt – or religious belief.”

67. “I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt – or religious belief.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud. the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He’s been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.”

68. “I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud. the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He’s been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Judges are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. And it is our duty to ask questions on great issues that matter to the American people and to speak for them.”

69. “Judges are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. And it is our duty to ask questions on great issues that matter to the American people and to speak for them.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Our struggle is not with some monarch named George who inherited the crown. Although it often seems that way.”

70. “Our struggle is not with some monarch named George who inherited the crown. Although it often seems that way.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “What we have in the United States is not so much a health-care system as a disease-care system.”

71. “What we have in the United States is not so much a health-care system as a disease-care system.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn’t, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor.”

72. “Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn’t, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The tax system is stacked against the average taxpayer.”

73. “The tax system is stacked against the average taxpayer.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group, and straight against gay.”

74. “With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group, and straight against gay.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.”

75. “We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “Even one justice can advance or reverse the progress of our journey.”

76. “Even one justice can advance or reverse the progress of our journey.”

— Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy Quote: “The city of Hiroshima stands as more than a monument to massive death and destruction. It stands as a living testament to the necessity for progress toward nuclear disarmament.”

77. “The city of Hiroshima stands as more than a monument to massive death and destruction. It stands as a living testament to the necessity for progress toward nuclear disarmament.”

— Edward Kennedy

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