"Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals for which Americans fought were clearly understood."

Allen Weinstein, American Public Servant

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"Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals for which Americans fought were clearly understood."

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"We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education."

Education, Attention, Dependence, Security

"Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office."

Devotion, Independence, Laws, Office

"This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents."

Americans, Awareness, Desire, Importance

"The Archivist of the United States essentially works for the American people across partisan lines and not, regardless of which Administration nominates the person, for a particular President or political party."

People, Party, President

"In the Federal Government, electronic records are as indispensable as their paper counterparts for documenting citizens' rights, the actions for which officials are accountable, and the nation's history."

History, Government, Actions, Rights

"But we will lose the millions of records being created daily in a dizzying array of electronic forms unless we find a way to preserve and keep them accessible indefinitely."

Being, Will

"For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the evolving historic saga of the American people."

People, Obligation, Result

"NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings."

Public, Security

"Research promoted by NARA within a major coalition of Federal and private sector research partners has at last demonstrated that an Electronic Records Archives can be built."

Research,

"Not only the Archivist alone but all who work for NARA are designated custodians of America's national memory."

Work, America, Memory

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"The best policy is to declare victory and leave."

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"Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001 are eligible for federally funded research."

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"Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda."

Eric Alterman, American Writer

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"We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue."

Bruce Babbitt, American Politician

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"Americans are paying for our lack of an energy policy with their jobs and out of their pocketbooks."

Bob Beauprez, American Politician

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"Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all."

Paul Begala, American Journalist

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"Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers."

Carol Bellamy, American Educator

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"It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not taken us up on our offer."

Howard Berman, American Politician

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