Quotes

In recent decades I believe there have been no more stirring or inspiring words to encourage those of us who believe in protecting unborn life than these.

Todd Akin

In light of this mounting problem, it may become necessary to restore the confirmation process by adjusting the rules in the Senate.

Todd Akin

I will continue to work in Congress to reign-in the federal judiciary and return it to its constitutional function of applying the law, not legislating from the bench.

Todd Akin

I have consistently supported tax relief to create a more robust economy and to stimulate long-term economic recovery.

Todd Akin

I commend outgoing Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell for showing leadership and for enforcing decency regulations.

Todd Akin

Each of those provisions strengthens the FCC's ability to enforce existing decency regulations and protect the airwaves, and thereby ordinary Americans, from offensive material.

Todd Akin

Cord blood has proven successful in treating 67 diseases including sickle cell disease, leukemia, osteopetrosis and Diamond Blackfan Anemia.

Todd Akin

By making tax relief permanent, we can stay on that course and avoid slowing our economy just as it is revving up.

Todd Akin

By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government.

Todd Akin

As the President said in his Inaugural Address, the people of the world have a desire to live in liberty.

Todd Akin

And then secondly, selling the case that that power should be exercised in the case of the Pledge of Allegiance which we finally succeeded in doing with 247 votes - a clear, hammering-strong, majority.

Todd Akin

And that is certainly a new use of the filibuster and something which threatens to shut down our entire confirmation process for the courts.

Todd Akin

Americans were inspired by the courage of Iraq citizens as they defied threats to there own personal safety and overwhelmingly participated in their nation's elections, and we are now seeing how their courage is inspiring change in Lebanon and elsewhere in the region.

Todd Akin

American workers like those at Boeing and its supplier companies aren't asking for a handout, or a leg up. They are asking for a chance at fair competition.

Todd Akin

America needs to know who our enemies are and what they plan to do. Improving our intelligence capacity is essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of all our citizens.

Todd Akin

Activist judges are trying to institutionalize a lie that marriage is just about big people relationships, but they forget the little people, the whole generation of kids who will struggle with this terrible precedent.

Todd Akin

This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.

Mark Akenside

The man forget not, though in rags he lies, and know the mortal through a crown's disguise.

Mark Akenside

Than Timolean's arms require, and Tully's curule chair, and Milton's golden lyre.

Mark Akenside

Such and so various are the tastes of men.

Mark Akenside