Bob Schaffer Quotes

• The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.

  Bob Schaffer

  Gun, Government, People

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• My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.

  Bob Schaffer

  Mother, Children, Canada

  "Go Orange!". National Review Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.

  Bob Schaffer

  Party, Light, Doe

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• Government is just spending too much money.

  Bob Schaffer

  Government, Too Much, Spending

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• The interesting thing now for No Child Left Behind is that there are very few advocates for it; there is no constituency for it. Parents don't like it, administrators don't like it, and kids don't like it, but politicians and bureaucrats in Washington love it--which should be the first indication to you that it is a troubled program.

  Bob Schaffer

  Children, Kids, Interesting

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• The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.

  Bob Schaffer

  Pride, Eyebrows, Moscow

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• The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.

  Bob Schaffer

  Government, Way, Firsts

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• Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.

  Bob Schaffer

  Growth, Economic, Burden

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• The only people helped by the death tax are lawyers, accountants, and IRS agents.

  Bob Schaffer

  People, Irs, Agents

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• One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.

  Bob Schaffer

  Prayer, Kindness, Peaceful

  "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.

  Bob Schaffer

  Hands, Touching, Voters

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• As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.

  Bob Schaffer

  Courage, Believe, Ukraine

  "Go Orange!". National Review Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.

  Bob Schaffer

  Agency, Ukraine, News

  "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.

  Bob Schaffer

  Iraq, Spending, Spending Money

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• The revolution has been dubbed “The Orange Revolution,” orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government...

  Bob Schaffer

  Tired, Government, Color

  "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.

  Bob Schaffer

  Loyalty, Military, Division

  "Go Orange!". National Review Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.

  Bob Schaffer

  Government, Impossible, Unlikely

  "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on "official" institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny.

  Bob Schaffer

  Destiny, Reality, Ukraine

  "Go Orange!". National Review Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government... Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people...

  Bob Schaffer

  Winning, Government, Objectivity

  "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.

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• The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade.

  Bob Schaffer

  Tired, Ukraine, Succeed

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