Author: Ripon Society
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“We’re a few policy changes away from being a magnet of global capital from all around the world.”
WASHINGTON, DC — With the general election just over 50 days away, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society to talk about the stakes of the fall contest.
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September 13, 2016
“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character.” – Outlook Magazine, March 31, 1900
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September 6, 2016
“Ease and rest and pleasure are good things, but only if they come as the reward of work well done.” – At Pilgrim Memorial Monument, Mass., August 20, 1907
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August 30, 2016
“We need absolute honesty in public life; and we shall not get it until we remember that truth-telling must go hand in hand with it.” – Outlook, May 12, 1900
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August 23, 2016
“Whether it is the forest, the water, the scenery. Whatever it is, handle it so that your children’s children will get the benefit of it.” – At Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 6, 1903
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August 16, 2016
“A young man who has broken a running or jumping record, who has stroked a winning club crew or played on his college nine or eleven, has a distinct claim on our respect.” – North American Review, August 1890
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August 9, 2016
“The life of the State rests and must ever rest upon the life of the family and the neighborhood.” – The Outlook, April 10, 1909
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August 2, 2016
“We must all realize that conduct is of infinitely greater importance than dogma.” – Through the Brazilian Wilderness, 1914
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July 26, 2016
“If as a nation we are split into warring camps, if we teach our citizens not to look upon one another as brothers but as enemies divided by the hatred of creed for creed or of those of one race against those of another race, surely we shall fail and our great democratic experiment on…
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Why Donald Trump Resonates
Why Donald Trump Resonates
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July 19, 2016
“A party fit to govern must have convictions.” – Letter accepting the Republican nomination for President, September 12, 1904
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After Racking Up Impressive List of Accomplishments, Hensarling Sets His Sights on His Next Target — Replacing Dodd-Frank
WASHINGTON, DC – Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling spoke to The Ripon Society about his panel’s impressive accomplishments, and a key reform he plans to pursue in the coming year.