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Tim Kaine

Profession : Politician

Birth : February 26, 1958

We had a motto in my school: 'Men for Others.' And it was there that my faith became something vital. My north star for orienting my life. And when I left high school, I knew that I wanted to battle for social justice.

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I believe all people, regardless of sexual orientation, should be guaranteed the full rights to the legal benefits and responsibilities of marriage under the Constitution.

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A drone isn't any different than a bomb; it's not any different than other weapons that are used, where there is always a capacity for people to be killed who you wished were not. It's just the weapons platform.

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I'm an introvert on the Myers-Briggs. I've got to have time by myself to recharge. My philosophy is sort of that humans are weak, frail, imperfect, and generally kind of bad, but every day I meet somebody who's good, and that inspires me.

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The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

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You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that.

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I want to make sure that Hillary Clinton is the next president of the United States because we need Secretary Clinton's focus on making sure that we build an America where our values of inclusion and opportunity for everyone are the values that bring us together.

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There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you.

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As much as the constitutional argument matters to me, what really matters to me is this sort of moral question of can we order somebody to risk their lives about a military mission if we're not willing to debate, vote, and say that the military mission matters?

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I would be open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone.

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Authenticity is key.

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I think if you run away from who you are, that you're a Democrat and you're proud to be a Democrat, it's foolish. And the reason it's foolish is you've got a lot to be proud of.

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I say we are climbing out of a ditch and we are climbing up.

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But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done.

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Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

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You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.

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I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.

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No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.

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Gay individuals should be able to adopt.

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If faith is your motivation, share that.

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