A Quote by Gary Bauer
Obama often criticizes policies that place the interests of the powerful ahead of the powerless. But through his administration's support of abortion rights, Obama shows his lack of empathy for society's most powerless.
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Of all powers, love is the most powerful and the most powerless. It is the most powerful because it alone can conquer that final and most impregnable stronghold which is the human heart. It is the most powerless because it can do nothing except by consent.
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I hear this all the time: 'Obama's policies aren't working.' He hasn't been allowed to put his policies into place.
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We cannot afford four more years of this misguided socialist policies from President Obama and his administration.
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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.
President Obama has proven himself to be a terrible negotiator. I don't support any trade deal negotiated by his administration.
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