A Quote by Rand Paul
In the search for culpability for the tragedy in Ferguson, I mostly blame politicians.
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When journalists and politicians speak of a dwindling middle class that's under economic assault and a poor community that's getting bigger, they're talking about Ferguson. Independent of the racial demographics and dynamics of Ferguson, Missouri, there's a 'Ferguson' near you.
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It was a small town: Ferguson, Ohio. When you entered there was a big sign and it said, "Welcome to Ferguson. Beware of the Dog." The all-night drugstore closed at noon.
The people of Missouri's First District elected a Ferguson-made activist to the House and I have brought the same energy from the frontlines of Ferguson to the halls of Congress.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
Politicians are leeches, mostly.
You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.
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