49 Ben Sasse Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ben Sasse

American Politician

Born: Feb 22, 1972

American Believe Every People Think You

Reducing everything immediately to good and evil is bad history - not only because it isn't true, but because reductionism is unpersuasive; it is boring. Good history, on the other hand, demands that one talk socratically - that one can present alternate viewpoints, not strawman arguments. Ben Sasse

In America, we divide federal power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches so that no one holds too much power. This is sixth-grade civics: Congress writes the laws; the president executes the laws; and the courts apply those laws fairly and dispassionately to cases. Ben Sasse

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Government never adapts quickly to new challenges, but our slow-footedness on cyber is unparalleled. Ben Sasse

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Obamacare arrived also because Republicans failed to persuade the public that we could address the avalanche of problems government had already created by decades of interfering with the health-care market. Ben Sasse

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The USMCA is a good deal for American agriculture. Ben Sasse

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If the Republican party becomes the party of David Duke, Donald Trump, I'm out. Ben Sasse

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The health of our republic depends on shared principles like the First Amendment, but it is also built on the Teddy Roosevelt-like vigor of its citizens and local self-reliance. Ben Sasse

Health First Local Our Citizens Shared First Amendment Like Also Principles Built Self-Reliance Amendment Depends Republic Vigor Teddy

The longest-term thought many people have in D.C. is how can I be sure I don't do anything that so annoys either my base or my general electorate that I might not be able to get my job back? I don't think that's the right way to think about it. Ben Sasse

The word deepfake has become a generic noun for the use of machine-learning algorithms and facial-mapping technology to digitally manipulate people's voices, bodies and faces. And the technology is increasingly so realistic that the deepfakes are almost impossible to detect. Ben Sasse

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One important lesson I learned over and over is that, when you walk into any troubled organization, there is a delicate balance between expressing human empathy and yet not passively sweeping hard truths under the rug. Ben Sasse

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It doesn't matter whether the challenge we face is large or small, whether it's a statewide disaster or a crisis just on our own block - Nebraskans face it with courage, goodwill, and the unwavering conviction that we are part of one community of neighbors and friends. Ben Sasse

For a Nebraska kid in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nebraska football was a quasi-religion, so I ran out to get The Omaha World-Herald every morning, salivating for the sports page. My dad, however, required that I read one front page story and one editorial before I was allowed to turn to the sports. Ben Sasse

Morning Sports Before Every Late Ran Kid Out 1970s Allowed Football 1980s Read Editorial However Get Front Front Page Story Turn Required Page Dad Nebraska Early Omaha

We lack an educated, resilient citizenry capable of navigating the increasing complexities of daily life. Ben Sasse

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My life is too mundane for anyone to write up. Ben Sasse

Life My Life Too Write Up Anyone Mundane

Subsidies and bailouts cannot compensate for uncertain or permanently diminished market access. Ben Sasse

Market Market Access Diminished Uncertain Access Permanently Subsidies Cannot Compensate

The people I like most are the people who are principled enough on both the right and the left to believe it is their duty to advocate, even though they may lose, and are not committed to their incumbency over the future of America. Ben Sasse

Politics is about maintaining a framework for ordered liberty so that people can live in the neighborhoods and the communities that they live in. Ben Sasse

Politics People Liberty Live Framework Neighborhoods About Maintaining Ordered Communities

Well, I think it's clear that the climate is changing. I think reasonable people can differ about how much and how rapidly. But I think it's clear that it's changing and it's clear that humans are a contributing factor. Ben Sasse

People Think Changing I Think Rapidly About Factor Clear Well How Climate How Much Contributing Differ Much Reasonable Humans

With a population of 1.4 billion, China is a lucrative market. But getting into that market isn't cheap. At best, the price of doing business in China is silence; at worst, it's reading talking points straight from the Chinese Communist Party. Beijing is not subtle about it. Ben Sasse

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A family's desire to be able to keep its health insurance when changing jobs or geography (a problem that Obamacare doesn't make any better, by the way) is perfectly reasonable. Ben Sasse

Health Family Problem Better Changing Way Jobs Obamacare Able Perfectly Make Health Insurance Insurance Geography Any Reasonable Keep Desire