So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to get involved in other things, because I couldn't out-do my brothers in sports, and it's a…

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I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving...

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I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years...

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I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed...

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As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments...

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.

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In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I...

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I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a...

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I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and...

Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

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The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have...

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My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want....

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I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to...

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You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland,...

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I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living...

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I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great...

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I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term...

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I...

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I...

What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with...

What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to...

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My...

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My...