Done right, immigration reform can strengthen our economy, uphold our values and preserve the family units of many U.S. citizens.

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And it's also recognition of the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday to protect our safety and uphold our values.

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And that the -- there are things that this country does do and certain things this country doesn't do, and that this President has determined that we are going to -- we can protect the security of our country and our people and uphold our values and not have those two conflict.

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Hospitals are supposed to take care of the sickest members of our society and uphold the highest standards of patient care.

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"It's a tradition that really dignifies our profession, especially in the context of our commitment to uphold the city's justice, " says Mr. Tang.

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We uphold our most cherished values not only because doing so is right, but because it strengthens our country and it keeps us safe.

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And we will uphold our deepest values of family and faith.

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We were sent here to make what difference we can, to secure this nation, expand opportunity, and uphold our ideals through the hard, often frustrating, but absolutely necessary work of self-government.

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We will uphold our obligations to all who serve.

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We will uphold our duty to defend freedom.

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If so, it is time for those sworn to uphold our Constitution - law enforcement agencies, the courts and the executive and legislative branches - to monitor such activities and, where appropriate, take corrective action.

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"In keeping with our commitment to uphold the ERC bans, Steph is immediately suspended from his role as England team physio pending completion of the review process required under RFU employment policies, " added the RFU statement.

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Together with individuals who are blind or visually impaired, service providers, educators, and employers, we will uphold our country as an inclusive, welcoming place for blind or visually impaired people to work, learn, play, and live.

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And if we keep that in mind, and uphold our obligations to one another and to this larger enterprise that is America, then I have no doubt that we will continue our long and prosperous journey as the greatest nation on Earth.

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We cannot uphold the rule of law only when it is consistent with our beliefs, we must uphold it even when it protects behavior that we don't like or is unattractive or is not admirable or that might even be hurtful.

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Either Barack or I will raise our hand and swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

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And we also want to uphold the tradition of our country being a welcoming country to immigrants.

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So we strive constantly to uphold the purity of our brand.

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Let's agree, right here, right now, to keep the people's government open, and pay our bills on time, and always uphold the full faith and credit of the United States of America.

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Through a series of events and strategic partnerships, the coalition is calling on elected officials, candidates for office and others who share our commitment to the common defense to uphold these principles.

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The lesson of Bosnia is that our democratic and free world which seeks to uphold the highest values bestowed on humankind, could no longer watch as ordinary civilians were butchered.

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In addition to our legal system, other sectors of our society rely on oaths to ensure truthfulness and uphold values.

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Let us forever uphold the ideals the Framers enshrined in our Constitution, and let us never cease in our pursuit of the more perfect Union they imagined so many years ago.

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Our mission must be to live up to the values you uphold each and every day.

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We could argue until the cows come home about when and where the right to privacy must be curtailed in order to uphold other individual rights, but we never should disavow or devalue our right to privacy.

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In this journey on Earth, there is nothing of greater consequence for us to devote our energies than to search for the truth, to pursue equal justice and to uphold the law.

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But it also tells me we have to work even harder to close the gaps that still exist, and to uphold that simple American ideal: we are all equal and deserving of the chance to pursue our own version of happiness.

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