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9 quotes by Daniel Inouye

Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye (Japanese: 井上 建, Hepburn: Inoue Ken?, pronounced /iːˈnoʊwɛ/ ē-NOH-weh; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was a Medal of Honor recipient, a recipient (posthumously) of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2010 until his death in 2012, making him the highest-ranking Asian American...
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One doesn't become a soldier in a week - it takes training, study and discipline. There is no question that the finest Army in the world is found... →

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I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did okay.

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I hope that the mistakes made and suffering imposed upon Japanese Americans nearly 60 years ago will not be repeated against Arab Americans whose... →

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The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership, we will be in Iraq not for months, but for years. I also hope I am... →

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Americanism is not a matter of skin or color.

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I am ready and prepared to work with the President, but I will not be a rubber stamp for any president.

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Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve... →

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Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater... →

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I do not personally agree with some of the positions that Mr. Gonzales has advocated, but that should come as no surprise, because I do not agree... →

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