We simply cannot afford to allow our government to go unscrutinised, most of all in amid the bleak seeming imperatives of the 'war on terror'.
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We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.
We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible.
The United States cannot live with terror.
We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.
For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.
This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.
As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.
We can't afford to see Afghanistan roll backwards into a failed state that could become a base from which terrorist campaigns can be launched anywhere in the world.
The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.
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