Adam Bennett Schiff Quotes

• Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation’s progress towards the realization of his dream.

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  Topics in America, Dream, Progress

  Tags in Nation, dream

• We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Increase, Number

• The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in War, Community

• We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Democracy, Fear

  Tags in Terrorists

• While our country has made great strides in breaking down the barriers which for so long denied equal opportunity to all Americans, we are not yet the beautiful symphony of brotherhood of Dr. King’s dream.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Opportunity

  Tags in Beautiful, American, Breaking

• Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, World

• Unless action is taken soon – unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period – we will lose the treasure of California’s open space and environmental beauty.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Environmental, Treasure

• Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in American, Suffering, Obligation

• The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.

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  Topics in Intelligence

  Tags in Avoid

• Although every step must be taken to protect against a chemical or biological attack in America, our nation would survive the use of those weapons as we did when anthrax was mailed to our Capitol and other targets.

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  Topics in America

  Tags in Weapon, Nation

• America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in America, Power

  Tags in Community, Member

• Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King’s faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Beautiful, Faith, Magnificent

• So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Light, Genocide, Moral

• Our failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq thus far has been deeply troubling, and our intelligence-gathering process needs thorough and unbiased investigation.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Intelligence

  Tags in Destruction, Process

• Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in War, Genocide, Sensibility

• The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in America

  Tags in Armenian, Legacy

• The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in War, Terrible, World

• Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in School, System, Law

• Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in War, Nation, Survival

• It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.

  Adam Bennett Schiff

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Care, Better, American

Adam Bennett Schiff (28)

Birth:	22nd June, 1960
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Adam Bennett Schiff is the U.S. Representative for California's 29th congressional district. He has served in Congress since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which was numbered as the 27th District during his first term, includes Alhambra, Altadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park, and Pasadena. In 2007, he became a member of the House Appropriations Committee. He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.

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