Bill Hagerty Quotes

Bill Hagerty

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 14, 1959

America needs a diplomat at the United Nations who fully comprehends the diplomatic, economic, technological, military, and moral dimensions of China's challenge.

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We must safeguard future elections and the sanctity of the Electoral College, so that states like Tennessee always have an important voice in deciding the presidency.

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Americans must have faith that presidential election rules are established through the transparent, democratic process required by the U.S. Constitution to guarantee public accountability and preserve federalism.

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The United States needs an EPA Administrator who understands that job growth and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive.

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Facebook's decision to uphold its suspension of former President Donald Trump's account underscores that Big Tech corporations are attempting to control what the American people are allowed to say and hear.

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Our priorities must be to continue to secure our border, strengthen our legal immigration system, and protect jobs for hardworking Americans.

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For so many Americans, it seems outlandish that we would have to explain that fascism, socialism, and communism do not work. We have seen it fail across the globe, and when it is implemented, people suffer. We cannot allow it to grow in America, the greatest country the world has ever known.

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Dominant, ubiquitous Big Tech platforms are increasingly choosing which speakers and messages are approved for public discussion, using opaque, inconsistent, and politically motivated moderation practices that change by the day.

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As the former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, I dealt on a daily basis with China.

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Telephone companies do not shut off your phone line based on what political views you express during calls. The same logic should apply today to Big Tech.

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Americans - not the government - must be in charge of deciding what the truth is.

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Public viewpoints and opinions evolve over time and knowledge expands if given the space to do so. That's a good thing.

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Government censorship of speech with which it disagrees not only violates the First Amendment, but is antithetical to the American system, which posits that Americans are capable of determining for themselves what to believe.

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Our nation was founded on the idea that protecting citizens' speech from the government would protect the people's right to govern themselves by preventing the government from controlling information and ideas.

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When I was serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, I worked very hard to get Japan to stop importing oil from Iran, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. It was a challenge for Japan - a nation that imports most of its energy - but ultimately the Japanese agreed.

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Destroying history, good or bad, is straight from the socialist playbook.

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As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I saw firsthand how oppressive regimes in North Korea, Russia, and China attempted to erase history; it's part of their playbook.

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We need to re-elect President Donald Trump, who has promised that, under his leadership, America will never be a socialist country.

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As long as the Biden administration fails to see and speak to the difference between our allies and terrorists, our adversaries will continue to push boundaries and spark more and more violent division.

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Republicans want to put Americans, not the federal government, in control of their lives and families.

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