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We're told compassion comes not from generosity but from compliance. We're told kindness means raiding a man's hard-earned wages and sending them off to Washington so they - not you - may dole them out in courtesies and indulgences.

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May, Them, Means, Generosity

Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America's red states.

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Small, Year, Oasis, Californians

I am angry about the mammoth, out-of-control social welfare entitlement programs from Washington, D.C., that were supposed to solve our problems. The obvious truth is these impractical, politically motivated programs have irreparably damaged the fabric of our black society and community.

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Welfare, About, Politically, Out-Of-Control

Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.

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Confront, Strengthening, Patrol

So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol.

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Good, Strong, Mandatory, Patrol

Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.

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Worry, Individual, Assumes, Vicious

While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country.

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Country, Some, Held, Honoring

Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.

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Excellence, Country, Nation, Marines

In Obama's case, we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office. There you have it. I said it and I stand by it. America fell for the gimmick candidate, disregarding every fact and warning sign in the rush to have 'the first African-American president.'

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Fact, Nation, Obama, African-American

When dealing with illegal immigration, the answer is simple; enforce Constitutional mandates, and you will protect Floridians and the American people.

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Immigration, Will, Dealing, Mandates

We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'

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Why, Nation, Our, Forces

In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only charity a progressive sends is a smug sermon on fair share and what fairness is.

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American, Fair, I See, Progressive

I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business.

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Tax, Individual, Flat Tax, Progressive

There's nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.

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Green, More, Smaller, Progressive

I think that this liberal progressive agenda is not the thing that the American people want and it's antithesis to who we are as a constitutional republic.

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Think, I Think, Antithesis, Progressive

This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic.

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Republic, Antithesis, Progressive

I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party. It's called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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Communist, Congressional, Progressive

The little platoon of the black community is the church. Our Christian faith is based on individual freedom from sin and the personal decision to find spiritual liberty that leads to a better life here on Earth and for eternity. On Sundays in America, the most conservative people can be found in black churches.

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Church, Conservative, Here, Churches

Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail?

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Love, Mail, Outgoing, Administrator

I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim Brotherhood or associated groups to be influencing our national security strategy.

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I Think, Muslim, Allow, National Security

The great thing that I appreciate - the fact that my godfather, William 'Sticky' Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.

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Father, Fact, Jackson, Godfather

Well, first of all, we've got to get away from being offended by the truth. We've seen a 41 percent increase in food stamp recipients across the United States of America since President Obama was sworn in in January 2009. That has nothing to do with black, white, Hispanic or whatever. It's a fact, and we need to, you know, deal with that.

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Fact, Deal, Away, Hispanic

From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales.

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Last, Mattress, Became, Observed

Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.

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Country, Ignored, Sadly, Memorial

I think that Governor Romney needs to talk about the fact that what he tried to do in the state of Massachusetts was him seeing what could be best for his state, but maybe it didn't work out as well.

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Fact, I Think, Romney, Massachusetts

I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.

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Mind, Conservative, Corps

I'll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we're going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida.

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Fact, Florida, Brought, Primary

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

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Education, Critical, Illegal Immigration

Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws.

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Think, I Think, Attrition, Enforce

I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard.

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Think, Need, I Think, Wind

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