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Mark Stephen Shields (born May 25, 1937) is an American political columnist and commentator.

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The organizing principle of the United States defensive foreign policy had been opposition to the Soviet Union. There is no more Soviet Union.

Principle, Principles, Soviet, Union, Unions, United States

If you're on the other side from me, you're not simply wrong or ill-informed or mistaken. We don't share the same country, the same values. You may not be the same kind of an American I am.

Country, May, Share, Side, Sides, Wrong

I think the Democrats did a terrible disservice, the Hillary Clinton campaign did, to Tim Kaine. Tim Kaine had the earned reputation of being one of the most respected and well-liked, and not cheap partisan members of the United States Senate. And they turned him into an attack dog.

Campaign, Clinton, Democrats, Dog, Reputation, Thinking

Mitt Romney was the man who stood up to Donald Trump early, hard, never wavered.

Donald, Early, He Man, Men, Stood, Trump

We're not being invaded by undocumented immigrants who are coming to kill police officers and commit crimes. And I don't think most Americans think it's true.

Commit, Crime, Officers, Police, Thinking, True

It's fine to be an activist, but you're not - if you're not putting up candidates, if you're not getting political, if you're not in your party, then you're probably not going to have long-term change. You will probably dissipate.

Party, Long, Political, Dissipate, Candidates

Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him.

Boat, John Kerry, Save, Sea, Served, Under

I think part of Donald Trump's appeal is that he's a guy that does cut corners, that he's the guy that does get deals and maybe does break a speed limit. I think there was sort of a roguish, rascally, but I get things done even if I break the rules.

Cutting, Deals, Donald, Guy, Rascally, Thinking

Donald Trump picked a remarkably nice guy in Mike Pence.

Nice, Guy, Trump, Remarkably, Mike

Donald Trump has taken over the Republican Party. He's transformed the Republican Party.

Party, Taken, Republican, Donald, Transformed

When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.

Sea, Groups, Attention, Critical, Elected

The way to solve all the money in politics is not to pretend we can get money out of politics. That will never happen. We have to channel it in ways where we can see it and hold it accountable. And I think the parties are the best vehicle for that.

Party, Thinking, Way, Hold, Politics, Solve

Donald Trump is an independent presidential candidate who ran on the Republican label. He really did. He took it over. He transformed it into his image, in his likeness.

Independent, Label, Labels, Presidential

One of the first things every press secretary assures you is, the boss has a wonderful sense of humor, because not to have a sense of humor is considered flagrantly un-American.

Boss, Firsts, Flagrantly, Humor, Sense Of Humor, Things

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect.

Big, Invest, Lobbyists, Pay, Pays, Subsidies

American education will be determined by the quality of American public education, and that's public schools that are available.

Available, Determined, Education, Quality, School, Schools

Everyone has to take Donald Trump seriously, and I think that's what we're seeing.

Seeing, Seriously, Take, Thinking, Trump

Every Republican candidate in the country is going to be asked whether in a debate or where else, by opponents or by the press, do you consider Donald Trump to be an appropriate role model for the children of our state? And it just - as far as the women's vote reported on in Georgia, it makes it so, not simply difficult. It makes it almost impossible for somebody with self-respect, who has a mother or sister or a daughter, somebody like this in Abraham Lincoln's chair.

Asked, Children, Country, Daughter, Mother, Press

Donald Trump is writing a different theme, which is it's midnight in America and that things are bad, and they're bleak, and they're gloomy and they're doomy, and the only thing that is going to save you is someone with the authority and power of somebody like me.

Writing, Authority And Power, America, Theme, Like

Stronger together is, I think, a preposition and a comparative adjective, but it's not really an action verb or what it is.

Thinking, Together, Stronger, Preposition, Think

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