My parole officer always believed in my capacity for redemption, even when my actions did not inspire confidence.
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Rather than serving in the U.S. Senate for almost 20 years or having so many other wonderful life experiences, I could have served a longer sentence in prison for some of the stupid, reckless things I did as a teenager.
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The person you are at 13 or 17 is not the person you are at 30, 40, or 50. Everyone old enough to look back on his or her teenage years knows this.
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Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system.
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There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.
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You were doing a sadistic little disservice to your country.
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