I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.


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I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system -- that is n...
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As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you ...
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Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates em. You're not gon...
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Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
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It's not time to worry yet
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There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learn...
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Things are always better in the morning.
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Pass the damn ham, please.
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You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no m...
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Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our ...
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I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year.
Scout
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We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple.
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If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, w...
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Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to wi...
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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. C...
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It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor t...
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You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't yo...
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With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
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Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gar...
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People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
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Atticus said to Jem one day, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll...
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Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.
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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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