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21 quotes by Birch Bayh

Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. (/ˈbaɪ/ BY; born January 22, 1928) is a former United States Senator from Indiana who served from 1963 to 1981. He is the only non-Founding Father to author two amendments to the United States Constitution and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976. He is the father of former Indiana Governor and former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and Christopher Bayh, a lawyer in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by lowering the voting age, where you had... →

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You look at the whole Human Rights questions, I happened to be there at just the right time when the country was awakening - this goes to the first... →

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And I thought my loss my loss was not, certainly, the end of the world, but to lessen the enthusiasm of those young people who were signed up, I... →

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But if you really want to get involved in making a difference, you can stay at home with your family and have a job and make a reasonable living... →

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It's unfortunate. Title IX is rather simple: don't discriminate on the basis of sex.

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But people that are worried about unborn babies are the same ones that vote against kindergarten programs in Indiana or school lunch funds out of the... →

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I think that it's important if you run for President that you have to make those important decisions. And your father, if he can help, probably... →

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One of the big challenges for our party is to demonstrate to people that we have an agenda for economic prosperity and that we can be trusted with... →

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Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.

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People are concerned, here again, about life, and haven't given a whole lot of attention to how you make fathers responsible for the lives they... →

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Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.

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You know I don't think we need the Republicans to steal family values from us.

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You shouldn't have to sue somebody to get justice. It ought to come through administrative process.

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