“And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them?”
Benjamin Franklin
“They repealed the pay raise but they didn't repeal the indelible mark it left on the taxpayers from the four months it was open, and we found out how our government works in Harrisburg.”
Russ Diamond
“There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws.”
Andrew Johnson
“While voters think the legislative pay raise is excessive and want it repealed, it does not appear that lawmakers will suffer greatly at the polls for making themselves the second-best paid Legislature in the country.”
Clay F. Richards
“Today's Pew poll shows that Congressional legislation to repeal the military's ban enjoys unparalleled support. Congressional leaders should heed their constituents and lift the ban.”
C. Dixon Osburn
“He does not support the repeal of the estate tax. It's simply not true. I have to step back and wonder if there's something else at stake here.”
Chris Cooney
“However, you could argue that Kerry and all of the top-tier Democratic candidates want to repeal the preferential rate on dividends that was introduced last year and that the prospect of that rate rising might make Wall Street anxious.”
Thomas Gallagher