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Alan K. Simpson
American Politician
Born: Sep 2, 1931
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If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. Alan K. Simpson
You Integrity Matters Nothing Else
There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders. Alan K. Simpson
People Long First Liberties Slippery Slippery Slope Must Slope Only Step Leaders Toward Loss American Where Staircase American People Tolerated Each Downward
When a young person is sent 'up the river,' we need to remember that all rivers can change course. Alan K. Simpson
Change Remember Young River Rivers Course Up Person Young Person Sent Need
My parole officer always believed in my capacity for redemption, even when my actions did not inspire confidence. Alan K. Simpson
Confidence Inspire Parole Redemption Always Officer Did Capacity Actions Even Believed
An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style. Alan K. Simpson
Education Thoughts Man Style Paper Thoroughly Tries Some Give Himself Educated His Against Thinks Humbug Speech
It was not until my 20s that I began to creep toward maturity. Alan K. Simpson
Maturity Toward Until Began Creep
America's Founders were committed to a wide-open public forum in which all voices and perspectives could have a chance of being heard. Alan K. Simpson
Voices Could Were Heard America Committed Being Which Public Public Forum Perspectives Forum Founders Chance
Without the confidence to know our democracy is functioning properly, we risk more disillusionment, more cynicism, and even more public apathy toward the entire system. Alan K. Simpson
Democracy Confidence Our System Entire Properly Risk More Toward Know Without Disillusionment Public Apathy Cynicism Even
He has to do the heavy lifting and the windows and the wash, and also protect the president. Alan K. Simpson
President Windows Lifting He Protect Also Heavy Wash
Rather than serving in the U.S. Senate for almost 20 years or having so many other wonderful life experiences, I could have served a longer sentence in prison for some of the stupid, reckless things I did as a teenager. Alan K. Simpson
Life Wonderful Stupid Prison Other Teenager Reckless Some Life Experiences Rather Having Could Almost Longer Years Than Wonderful Life Senate Did Experiences Sentence Many Served Things Serving
As a lifelong Republican who served in the Army in Germany, I believe it is critical that we review - and overturn - the ban on gay service in the military. I voted for 'don't ask, don't tell.' But much has changed since 1993. My thinking shifted when I read that the military was firing translators because they are gay. Alan K. Simpson
Service Gay Army Military Believe Thinking Changed Tell Critical Lifelong Firing Since Voted Read Because Shifted Review Ban Overturn Germany Republican Ask Much Who Served
In World War II, a British mathematician named Alan Turing led the effort to crack the Nazis' communication code. He mastered the complex German enciphering machine, helping to save the world, and his work laid the basis for modern computer science. Does it matter that Turing was gay? Alan K. Simpson
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Since 1993, I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that 'gay' is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person. Alan K. Simpson
Gay Man Woman Commitment Goals Rich Lesbian Says About Had Shared Performance Since Come Category Openly Knowing Person American Artificial Little Realize Working Measuring Many Satisfaction
Before holding elective office - 12 years in the Wyoming House of Representatives and 18 years in the U.S. Senate - I served a different type of time. I was on probation for a federal offense committed as a teenager. Alan K. Simpson
Time Before Holding Type Teenager Federal House House Of Representatives Years Offense Office Senate Committed Probation Representatives Different Elective Different Type Served
The Republican Party I represented proudly for 18 years did not shy away from taking on special-interest money when it conflicted with constituents' needs. Alan K. Simpson
Needs Money Party Constituents Taking Proudly Years Did Republican Republican Party Away Shy
Money's dominance over politics isn't merely one problem of many our country faces. It is the problem! It is a growing crisis that prevents us from tackling anything else. Alan K. Simpson
Politics Problem Money Country Else Our Crisis Tackling Faces Prevents Merely Over Dominance Anything Anything Else Us Many Growing
The AARP is a group of 3.8 million Americans bound together by a common love of airline discounts and insurance discounts. Alan K. Simpson
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