Quotations in the news

“We call Minneapolis a tale of two cities: The best of times if you’re white, and worst of times if you’re black.” — Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, who was protesting the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a city police officer.

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“We might as well take down the Statue of Liberty.” — Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., before the U.S. House voted to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to the United States.

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“I had become dependent on alcohol, pornography and prostitutes. … I want to redeem my life. I want to become a good, decent person. I want to rebuild my life.” — Jared Fogle, 38, before the former Subway sandwiches pitchman was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for trading in child pornography and paying for sex with underage girls.

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“We tried to stop our children hearing the noise. My 19-month-old was crying. Our 8-year-old said ‘What is it? Are there more attacks?’” — Farah Appane, who lives just feet from where a raid took place in a Paris suburb in the hunt for the mastermind of last week’s attacks.

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“Unless you’re going to use the term, you’re not going to solve the problem. I don’t even know if he wants to solve the problem, frankly.” — Donald Trump in criticizing Democrats, including President Barack Obama, for avoiding the term “radical Islamic terrorism” — a phrase they say unfairly criticizes all Muslims.

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“We will not wipe away the tears from our souls and our hearts. This will stay with us forever.” — Russian President Vladimir Putin in a statement after vowing to hunt down and punish those responsible for a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month in Egypt.

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“Apparently they’re scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America.” — President Barack Obama, denouncing Republicans’ demand of an immediate closure of America’s borders to Syrian refugees.

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“I want the officer to be arrested, prosecuted and put in jail for eternity. Life without parole.” — Jamine Robinson, the brother of Jamar ONeal Clark who died Monday evening, a day after he was shot by police in Minneapolis during an early morning dispute.