Tom McClintock Quotes

#1. The right is absolute ... government has no authority to forbid me from owning a firearm ... the debate is not about guns. It is about freedom.

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#2. Free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado.

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#3. A financial panic is a very bad thing, but a government panic can do far greater damage in a far shorter time.

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#4. Well first of all, for a criminal practice there has to be a gun. It's pretty simple.

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#5. Experience should warn us that tough and unpopular decisions are only made under intense political pressure produced by urgent necessity.

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#6. If we repealed all the laws of the world marriage would still exist.

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#7. I know there's a great deal that Arnold Schwarzenegger could teach me about making movies. There's a great deal I could teach him about the fiscal reforms that are needed - desperately needed - to set California back in good order.

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