Tom Cotton Quotes

#1. It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy.

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#2. The Islamic State is dangerous, a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic is even more so.

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#3. Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

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#4. Inflammatory passion and selfish interest characterizes most men, whereas ambition characterizes men who pursue and hold national office. Such men rise from the people through a process of self-selection, since politics is a dirty business that discourages all but the most ambitious.

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#5. At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.

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#6. Men are simple creatures. It doesn't take much to please us. The problem is women.

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#7. I'll tell you the truth, even in an election year, and that's what people are ready for.

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