Fred Thompson
Politician
1942-08-19 – 2015-11-01
Fred Thompson was an American politician, attorney, and actor who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He later became widely known for roles in film and television, including The Hunt for Red October and Law and Order. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
Quotes by Fred Thompson
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Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.
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I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
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And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.
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But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.
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Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists.
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While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.
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