Jack Abramoff Quotes

Jack Abramoff
Jack Abramoff
American Criminal
Born: Feb 28, 1958
Government Me People Think Will You
I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged will forgive me my trespasses. Jack Abramoff
Hope Me I Am Will Those I Can Only Almighty Wronged Am Forgive Forgive Me Much Whom Profoundly
I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned into a cartoon of the greatest villain in the history of lobbying. Jack Abramoff
History Legal Lobbying Philosophical Framework Moral Cartoon Within Greatest Been Legal Framework Did The History Of Turned Villain
All I want is for people not to see me as this cartoon monster. Jack Abramoff
Me People Monster Cartoon See Want
Democrats don't react the same way Republicans do, because they are not forced to react the same way Republicans are forced to react. They get to be as corrupt as, basically, they want, and just ignore it. Jack Abramoff
Way Corrupt React Forced Because Democrats Get Same Just Want Republicans Ignore Basically
A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, and a libertarian is a conservative who's been indicted. Jack Abramoff
Conservative Liberal Libertarian Indicted Been Mugged
I might dream, but I am no dreamer. Jack Abramoff
I Am Dream Dreamer Am Might
I know I'm intellectually capable of finding a series of things and making hundreds of millions. I have to get there and do it. Carefully. Legally. Jack Abramoff
Carefully Hundreds Finding Know Making Intellectually Get Legally Capable Series Things Millions
Many of my e-mails have been maliciously taken out of context, another effort by those assaulting my career. Jack Abramoff
Those Out Taken Another Context E-Mails Been Effort Many Career
If you chose to serve in Congress or on a congressional staff, you should be barred for life from working for any company, organization, or association which lobbies the federal government. Jack Abramoff
Life Government You Organization Congress Federal Federal Government Any Staff Which Should Working Congressional Barred Company Chose Serve Association
When I arrived in prison, they locked the prison down that day because the media was all over the place. Jack Abramoff
Day Prison Down Locked Over Because Arrived Place Media
I can't vote again ever, so political party is not a relevant thing for me. Jack Abramoff
Me Vote Political Party Relevant Political Party Again Ever Thing
I don't pay much attention to sports. Jack Abramoff
Sports Pay Attention Much Much Attention
A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the Senate. So they'll pick the phone up and they'll call their buddy, the senator, their old buddies, and they'll say, 'Listen, I'm here at this law firm now. I can't lobby you, but my new partner, Jack, can lobby you.' Jack Abramoff
You Phone Law Old Will Partner Lobby Lobbying Say Law Firm Pick Firm Buddies Buddy New Come Hill Call Years Off Up Jack Senate Senator Listen Capitol Capitol Hill Barred Now Here Two
If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself. Jack Abramoff
Service You Yourself Make Public Then Choice Public Service Serve
Well, I try to not view things through a prism of anti-Semitism, because often, people will use that as a sort of knee-jerk reaction to any criticism of Jews. Jack Abramoff
People Try Will Criticism Anti-Semitism Jews Through Reaction Well Sort Because Prism Any Often View Use Things
They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business. Jack Abramoff
Good Business Spending Just Realize Billions Millions Save
I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, but I realized that in lobbying I could do things politically that were interesting to me and do some what I thought would be good. I'm not sure it all turned out like that, but at least that was some of the initial thinking. Jack Abramoff
Good Me Will Thought First Thinking Lobbying Lobbyist Frankly Out Kind Would Would-Be Some Could Like Sure Got Least Were Politically Want Against Interesting Turned Realized Initial Things
I think the American people deserve somebody telling them what is really happening in Washington. Jack Abramoff
People Somebody Think I Think Telling American Happening Them American People Really Washington Deserve
Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good. Jack Abramoff
Government Good Constitution Lobbying Lobbyists Honorable Our Say Bad Something Bad Thing Trying Should Petition Thing
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case. Jack Abramoff
You Lobbying Vital Case Make Access Get Door Your
In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is right and in fact it is wrong. Jack Abramoff
Religion You Better Try Think Philosophically Fact Wrong Know Doing Than Improve In Fact Actually Right
Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused. Jack Abramoff
Words Regret I Am Will Sorry Mistakes Able Sorrow How Am Caused Express Multitude Ever Profound Harm
Class envy is dangerous. Jack Abramoff
Class Dangerous Envy
No one wants a domain with their name on it owned by somebody else. Jack Abramoff
Somebody Else No-One Name Domain Owned Wants
I try to avoid saying anything positive about any presidential candidate for fear that if I actually like them then I will kill their campaign. Jack Abramoff
Positive Saying Fear Try Will Presidential About Like Campaign Any Candidate Anything Them Then Avoid Actually
As a result, I've been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend. Jack Abramoff
Result Cynical Charged Clients Been Very Barbarian Portrayed Defend
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