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In every society in human hist...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

So I developed very early a ma...

So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to get involved in other things, because I couldn't out-do my brothers in sports, and it's a very competitive relationship.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

My mother was an immigrant fro...

My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

You know, the pessimism which ...

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

When I went to college, my goa...

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

What is good about the United ...

What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with the government and not be seen as unpatriotic, although many in the government will try to make you seem unpatriotic.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

The result was, of course, tha...

The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have health insurance, and for many, not having health insurance means they don't have access to good health care.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

So my father grew up in an orp...

So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

So I developed very early a ma...

So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to get involved in other things, because I couldn't out-do my brothers in sports, and it's a very competitive relationship.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

My parents were very poor, but...

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

My mother was an immigrant fro...

My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

My father was the orphaned son...

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of his siblings were placed in orphanages in the Boston area.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

In the spring of 1994 I decide...

In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

In every society in human hist...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I'm glad I made the decision, ...

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I was the United States Attorn...

I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I was born and raised in a sma...

I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I spent two years in the Army....

I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I really owe everything to my ...

I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education which led to the opportunities that they never were able to have.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

I had been involved in U.S. in...

I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there.

George Mitchell 49 quotes

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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