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James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney and political figure. He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and as U.S. Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.

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Machines are neither Republicans nor Democrats and therefore can never be consciously or even unconsciously biased.

Biased, Democrat, Democrats, Machines, Republican, Republicans

This is what happens, when, for the first time in modern history, a candidate resorts to lawsuits to try to overturn the outcome of an election for president.

Candidate, Election, Hype, Lawsuits, President, Trying

It's not appeasement to talk to your enemies.

Enemy, Appeasement, Talk, Enemies

When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in this room, saying there is a problem with excess carbon dioxide emission, I think we ought to listen.

Thinking, Energy, Excess, Room, Listen, Saying

I understand personally,. . . that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins.

Election, Frustrating, Margins, Presidential, Understand

Sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing nothing until the right time - or never.

Advanced, Doing Nothing, Nothing, Right Time, Sometimes, Time

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Agenda, Agendas, Fellow, Fellows, Let, Live By

You talk to your enemies, not just your friends.

Enemies, Enemy, Friends, Talk

WE MADE A MONSTER OF HITLER, A DEVIL. THAT IS WHY (THEREFORE) WE COULD NOT AFTER THE WAR SAY OTHERWISE. WE HAD PERSONALLY MOBILISED THE MASSES NEVERTHELESS AGAINST THE DEVIL. THUS WE WERE FORCED AFTER THE WAR, TO PLAY ALONG WITH THIS DEVILS' SCENARIO. WE COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE MADE OUR PEOPLE CLEAR (TO THEM) THAT THE WAR WAS ONLY AN ECONOMIC PREVENTATIVE MEASURE!

Masses, Monster, People, Play, Preventative, War

Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice.

Moving, Voice, Quiet, Quietly, Publicly, Top

If you're not gonna pull the trigger, don't point the gun.

Gonna, Gun, Military, Point, Veterans Day

Who could not be moved by the sight of that poor, demoralized rabble, outwitted, outflanked, outmanoeuvered by the U. S. military? Yet, given time, I think the press will bounce back.

Back, Demoralized, Military, Outwitted, Sight, Thinking

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president

House, President, Tennis, White