Orrin Hatch quotes

Orrin Hatch was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Utah for over 40 years. A prominent member of the Republican Party, he played a key role in shaping national policies on health care, taxes, and judicial appointments. He was widely respected for his bipartisanship and leadership in the Senate. Here are 18 of his quotes:

If we can find some way to do this without destroying their people illegally downloading music machines, we'd be interested in hearing about that. If that's the only way, then I'm all for destroying their machines. (Orrin Hatch)
Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life. View quote
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Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition. View quote
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The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited. View quote
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I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions. View quote
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The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate. View quote
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Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow. View quote
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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations. View quote
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Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region. View quote
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Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's right to have their values shape public policy and define the culture. View quote
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No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do. (Orrin Hatch)
The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsoft's business practices. View quote
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There is a good reason they call these ceremonies commencement exercises. Graduation is not the end it's the beginning. View quote
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But I bear witness to Christ, too. I really know him to be the savior of the world. And that means more to me than almost anything else I know. View quote
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If they can shut down ABC News and ABC network programming just because they don't agree on something, it makes you wonder. View quote
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I do not think it is any benefit for artists or fans to have all the new, wide distribution channels in the online world controlled by those who have controlled the old, narrower ones, ... This is especially true if they achieve that control by leveraging their dominance in content or conduit space in an anticompetitive way to control the new, independent music services that are attempting to enhance the consumer's experience of music. View quote
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We must use a judicial, rather than a political, standard to evaluate Judge Roberts' fitness for the Supreme Court. That standard must be based on the fundamental principle that judges interpret and apply but do not make law. View quote
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I'm not aware of it. I don't pay much attention to his tweets. I'll say this for ya: He's been one of the best presidents I've served under. And the reasoning is, he's not afraid to make decisions. He's not afraid to take on the big mouths around here. View quote
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