Famous John Edwards Quotations

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"All these people who lost their jobs, lost their homes, how about if we let them rebuild their own city, pay them a decent wage and give them decent benefits?"
by John Edwards
"Dr Bollard will have another look in September, by which time we expect firmer New Zealand growth and more plausible signs of a moderate global upswing will lead him to conclude that a low and stable rate will be more helpful than another cut,"
by John Edwards
"He showed the strength, the resilience, the courage he has shown his entire life when he fought for us and for our country in Vietnam -- he's done it all throughout this campaign,"
by John Edwards
"I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country."
by John Edwards
"I don't believe that I could actually give a violation here because I can't tell who that person is or if there was campaigning here."
by John Edwards
"I have not. I am very much an outsider. I have spent most of my life fighting against the powerful special interests."
by John Edwards
"I saw what happened when the mill in my hometown closed."
by John Edwards
"I think the problem with the Patriot Act is not the law itself, it's the way it's being administered, particularly the way it's being administered by the attorney general of the United States, General Ashcroft, ... It is why I have proposed taking away from the FBI the responsibility of fighting terrorism here in this country and simultaneously setting up an independent watchdog group, Office of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights."
by John Edwards
"I was wrong to vote for this war. Unfortunately, I'll have to live with that forever. And the lesson I learned from it is to put more faith in my own judgment."
by John Edwards
"If we're going to win the general election, we're going to have to get independents. This is another in a long series of examples of me being much more attractive to independent voters, ... Larry King Live."
by John Edwards
"It's been a long night, but we've waited four years for this victory."
by John Edwards
"It's something I cared about before I got into politics, and I'm putting my passion and energy into that. There are some issues ... I'm working on, including helping my wife Elizabeth get well from breast cancer. It's going really well. She's doing great."
by John Edwards
"John Kerry has what it takes right here to be president of the United States, ... I, for one, intend to do everything in my power to make him the next president of the United States, and I ask you to join me in this cause."
by John Edwards
"It's tough to not read that article and think"
by John Edwards
"Just because he stands with Zell Miller and campaigns in a Democratic county, it doesn't make you a friend of Democrats, ... It shows a sign of desperation."
by John Edwards
"ready for this fight."
by John Edwards
"Take these displaced folks, put them to work in New Orleans, ... Pay them a good wage. Pay them decent benefits so that they can not only reconstruct their city, they can reconstruct their lives and have the dignity that comes from having a good job and being able to support your family."
by John Edwards
"The roughest part for me was the daily grind of an 82-game season,"
by John Edwards
"The total package revealed by Bell and BCE sends a strong message ... that the company has a decreasing interest in maintaining first-call, universal and affordable phone service."
by John Edwards
"There is so much energy and excitement and momentum behind this campaign right now, and it's for a very simple reason,"
by John Edwards
"They have to discontinue the development of this nuclear weapons program."
by John Edwards
"They're interested in a candidate who they know could win some Southern states, which we have to do to win the general election. I'm the only candidate in the race, certainly now, who has any kind of record of being able to win a general election in a Southern state."
by John Edwards
"This is coming from a president and a vice president who have been completely incompetent in dealing with the situation in Iraq, ... They've been incompetent in addressing the great threat in Iran and North Korea, both of which are moving forward with their nuclear weapons programs."
by John Edwards
"This facility is a perfect example of helping get these kids on the right track, and we as a nation need to make a commitment as other nations have done to end poverty in our lifetime,"
by John Edwards
"This was an idea that I thought could have a real impact in lifting families out of poverty,"
by John Edwards
"Today George Bush is laughing again. Over 1,000 Americans have lost their lives. Americans are being beheaded. Iraq is a mess, and they think this is a joke. It is clear they have no idea how to protect our troops, but they will do anything to protect their jobs."
by John Edwards
"We are all in this together and we can never, ever forget it,"
by John Edwards
"We do not have to live in an America that accepts poverty as a fact of life or chooses to ignore it."
by John Edwards
"We know better, but we don't act because we don't want to look, ... The Superdome made those people impossible to ignore, but we could look down the streets of every city in America and see enough poor and forgotten families to fill all the sports stadiums in America."
by John Edwards
"We will have the votes to get our bill through the Senate,"
by John Edwards
"Whatever your personal views on General Shelton, I'm sure you agree that he is a respected military leader who served our country with distinction. When I talk to the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it's about the safety and security of our men and women in uniform, not about politics."
by John Edwards
"With your help, we can win!"
by John Edwards


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