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September 28, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We are launching this innovation for the first time”

New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker (1881-1946), who served from 1926 to 1932, is infrequently quoted for saying, "We are launching this innovation for the first time." The alleged quote…

October 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We are not conspiracy theorists. You are just a blind fool”

"We are not conspiracy theorists. You are just a blind fool" is a saying that has appeared on a meme since September 2022. America's Best Pics &…

March 11, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We are not far right, just right so far. We wish we were wrong”

"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…

March 10, 2021
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“We are the unorganized truth, fighting an organized lie”

"We are the unorganized truth, fighting an organized lie" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Twitter Camille Catherine@yourstrulycamWe are the unorganized truth fighting an…

May 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We blame society, but we are society”

"We (all) blame society, but we are society" is a saying that has been printed on many images. English sing Geri Halliwell (who was "Ginger Spice" of the Spice Girls) appeared…

April 13, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We campaign in poetry, but when we’re elected we’re forced to govern in prose”

"We campaign in poetry, but when we're elected we're forced to govern in prose" said then-New York governor Mario M. Cuomo in a speech at Yale University (New Haven, CT) on…

May 4, 2024
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“We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet” (CIA on Twitter, June 6, 2014)

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined Twitter in 2014. "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet" was posted on X/Twitter by CIA on June 6, 2014. "When the…

May 31, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them”

"We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them" is a popular quotation every Memorial Day. American economist and academic administrator Francis Amasa Walker (1840-1897)…

December 18, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We deserve better psyops”

"We deserve better psyops" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The anti-government sarcastic saying is usually shown on a meme, with a person holding this message on a sign.…

November 14, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We do not consent” (#wedonotconsent)

"We do not consent" (#wedonotconsent) is a popular anti-establishment slogan. "#WEDONOTCONSENT #TWEETCONGRESS #KILLBILL" was posted on Twitter on December 15, 2009.…

January 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy”

U.S. President John F. Kennedy said this in his "moon speech" at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on September 12, 1962: "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon…

January 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy”

U.S. President John F. Kennedy said this in his "moon speech" at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on September 12, 1962: "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon…

July 21, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t do kings (in America)”

"We had a revolution in 1776 because we don't do kings" was said by conservvative politician and speaker Sarah Palin at the Western Conservative Summit on July 19, 2014. Palin was…

December 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t have freedom of speech to talk about the weather”

"We don’t have freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have freedom of speech so we can say very controversial things" is saying by American author, activist, physician and…

December 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t have the first amendment to talk about the weather”

"We don’t have freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have freedom of speech so we can say very controversial things" is saying by American author, activist, physician and…

November 9, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all”

"We don't know them all, but we owe them all" is a popular Memorial Day/Veterans Day saying that has been printed on many images. "We don't know them all, but we owe them…

August 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence. Why do we allow congress…”

"We don't let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence... why do we allow congress to invest in companies they regulate!" was posted on Facebook by Jeffery H Foulks…

February 18, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t need metal detectors in Congress. We need lie detectors”

The 2021 storming of the United States Capitol resulted in new metal detectors in Congress. Many members of Congress objected to the inconvenience. "We don't need metal detectors in…

February 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t need more cameras pointed at citizens. We need more cameras pointed at politicians”

"We don't need more cameras pointed at citizens. We need more cameras pointed at politicians" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "we don't need more cameras…

March 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We don’t need to justify why we should be allowed to do something…”

"We don’t need to justify why we should be allowed to do something. Government must justify why we should be prohibited" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying has…

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