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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…

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

“We give our heads and our hearts to our country. One country, one language, one flag!”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Pledge of AllegianceBalch pledgeAn early pledge was created in 1887 by Captain George T. Balch, a veteran of the Civil War, who later became auditor of the New…

April 15, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We have identified the domestic terrorists. They are the federal government”

"WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. THEY ARE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Greggory Paschal on May 22, 2022. It's not known who…

May 23, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation & obviously death”

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" is a famous line from the first inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on March 4, 1933. Red Dwarf is a British science…

July 12, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We have to find the people who did this—they need help!” (joke about liberals)

According to a popular joke, two psychiatrists (or two liberals) pass by a man who was just attacked and left bleeding in a ditch. One says to the other, "We must find the people who did this!…

January 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We have to love our freedom more than we fear a germ”

American environmental lawyer and author Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. spoke to a crowd at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, on November 13, 2021. Addressing the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, he…

January 6, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it”

Congressional Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the 2010 Legislative Conference for National Association of Counties on March 9, 2010 and discussed the healthcare bill: “You’ve heard about the…

June 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrong doing”

"We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrong doing" (or "We investigated ourselves and cleared us of all wrong doing") is a jocular "justice" saying…

June 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We investigated ourselves and cleared us of all wrong doing”

"We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrong doing" (or "We investigated ourselves and cleared us of all wrong doing") is a jocular "justice" saying…

October 7, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“We live in a society where the free thinking, open-minded people are called crazy…”

"We live in a society where the free thinking, open-minded people are called crazy and the ignorant, closed-minded people are 'normal'" is a saying that has been printed on many…

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