Author: Ripon Society
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Wisdom from our 26th President – November 3, 2020
“I want to see every man vote. I would rather have you come to the polls even if you voted against me than have you shirk your duty.” Speech in Richland, NY October 29, 1898
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“2020 has been the craziest and wildest election cycle that I think anyone could ever imagine.”
WASHINGTON, DC — As the 2020 election comes to a close, and candidates across the country make their closing arguments, The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion with Betsy Ankney, Political Director at the NRSC.
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Wisdom from our 26th President – October 27, 2020
“In the ordinary and low sense which we attach to the words ‘partisan’ and ‘politician,’ a judge of the Supreme Court should be neither.” Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge July 10, 1902
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Wisdom from our 26th President – October 20, 2020
“Each of us has not only his duty to himself, his family and his neighbors, but his duty to the State and to the nation.” Speech in Colorado Springs, CO August 2, 1901
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Wisdom from our 26th President – October 13, 2020
“Let the watchwords of all our people be the old familiar watchwords of honesty, decency, fair-dealing and common sense.” Speech at the New York State Fair September 7, 1907
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“People should not be looking to score political points.”
WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion with Ohio Congressman Brad Wenstrup, a physician who has been a leader on health care and a proponent of making sure the fight against COVID stays above politics.
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“I just don’t think they have much potential to move votes.”
WASHINGTON, DC — With Election Day drawing near, The Ripon Society held a virtual discussion with respected political analyst Dave Wasserman, who assessed this year’s political landscape and the impact of the debates on the campaign.
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Wisdom from our 26th President – October 6, 2020
“Neither our national nor our local civic life can be what it should unless it is marked by the fellow-feeling, the mutual kindness, the mutual respect, the sense of common duties, and common interests.” Century January, 1900
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“We can be proud Republicans and we can be proud Democrats, but at the end of the day we are Americans first.”
WASHINGTONM DC — U.S. Reps. Tom Reed & Brian Fitzpatrick spoke to a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society to discuss the efforts of the House Problem Solvers Caucus to find common ground.
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Wisdom from our 26th President – September 29, 2020
“It is a sign of marked political weakness in any commonwealth if the people tend to be carried away by mere oratory.” Speech in Paris April 23, 1910
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Steve Scalise: GOP voters return to help Trump after 2018 boycott
Steve Scalise: GOP voters return to help Trump after 2018 boycott