And that's why I voted for many Clinton nominees who I may not have agreed with philosophically.

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That may mean recognizing that while removing the government backstop is philosophically desirable, it may not be practically possible in a modern economy.

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Philosophically, Romney sympathized with the personal-responsibility argument and not with the libertarians.

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And there are many people who philosophically oppose having our culture, our country, our society - not just our government, but, in every sense, America - move in this direction, more like the way health care is delivered and insured in these other parts of the world.

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In short, when 2 parties with philosophically different ideologies take to negotiations, the timing of conflict resolution will not take into consideration public sentiment or the easing of widespread fears.

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