27 Jack Abramoff Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jack Abramoff

American Criminal

Born: Feb 28, 1958

Government Me People Think Will You

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

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

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

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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

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

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