But he told his fellow Democrats that they still have large majorities in both houses of Congress, and that they need to govern, instead of "running for the hills ."

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

The concept of individual freedom has had no importance in these great majorities of cultures in human history.

在人类历史的大多数文化中,个人自由这个理念显得无足轻重

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These folks need to stop scaring everybody." Democrats concede the political stakes on the health-care issue are very high, both for the president and for the Democratic majorities in Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31