Emanuel Cleaver

Notable Quotes



There is more power in unity than division.

From Emanuel Cleaver

Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.

From Emanuel Cleaver

Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.

From Emanuel Cleaver

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

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America, I am a strong believer that how we treat each other matters.

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God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.

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There are people walking around the streets of Kansas City who are unemployed, while one of our largest employers is not only sending jobs aboard, but then turning around and making a statement about preserving jobs.

From Emanuel Cleaver

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

From Emanuel Cleaver

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

From Emanuel Cleaver

One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

From Emanuel Cleaver

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