Orrin Hatch Quotes

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Orrin Hatch

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 22, 1934

Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

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Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.

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The Indians, they don't fully understand that a lot of the things that they currently take for granted on those lands, they won't be able to do if it's made clearly into a monument or a wilderness. Once you put a monument there, you do restrict a lot of things that could be done, and that includes use of the land... Just take my word for it.

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Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow.

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Although I will miss serving you in the Senate, I look forward to spending more time with family, especially my sweet wife Elaine, whose unwavering love and support made all of this possible.

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It's high time to address research into medical marijuana. Our country has experimented with a variety of state solutions without properly delving into the weeds on the effectiveness, safety, dosing, administration, and quality of medical marijuana.

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As your Senator, I always fought the fight for those who could not fight for themselves, and I believe the results speak for themselves.

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Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.

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The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.

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Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's right to have their values shape public policy and define the culture.

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Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region.

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The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate.

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I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.

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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

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The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsoft's business practices.

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No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

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All I can say is God loves this country. We all know it. We wouldn't be where we are without him.

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Nobody believes in the CHIP program more than I. I invented it. I was the one who wrote it.

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I happen to think CHIP has done a terrific job for for people who really needed the help. I have taken the position around here my whole Senate service. I believe in helping those who cannot help themselves but would if they could.

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I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won't help themselves, won't lift a finger, and expect the federal government to do everything.

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