Bob Schaffer Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Bob Schaffer:
In the late afternoons and early evenings, the crowd is easily over 1 million. That many people simply can't fit in Independence Square. The demonstration spills in to the streets for several blocks.
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Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
~Bob Schaffer
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My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
~Bob Schaffer
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Salazar's record is one of weakness; he hasn't been a good attorney general.
~Bob Schaffer
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The revolution has been dubbed The Orange Revolution, orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government.
~Bob Schaffer
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The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government. Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people.
~Bob Schaffer
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The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny.
~Bob Schaffer
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There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
~Bob Schaffer
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Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.
~Bob Schaffer
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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
~Bob Schaffer
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Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
~Bob Schaffer
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The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
~Bob Schaffer
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
~Bob Schaffer
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One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
~Bob Schaffer
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The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade.
~Bob Schaffer
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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
~Bob Schaffer
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The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
~Bob Schaffer
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As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.
~Bob Schaffer
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Government is just spending too much money.
~Bob Schaffer
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