from season one, episode 18 'Six Meetings Before Lunch'
Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes, we need gigantic monumental changes. Schools should be palaces. The competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be making six figure salaries. Schools should be extremely expensive for governments and absolutely free of charge for it's citizens just like national defense.
That's my position. I just haven't figured how to do it yet.
from season 2, episode 2 'In the Shadow of Two Gunmen part 2'
There were 36 homicides last night, 480 sexual assaults, 3 411 roberies, 3 685 aggravated assaults. All at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims had been carrying guns, I'd only remind you that the President of the United States was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained guards in the history of the world.
I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. (I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, the Bible does.) Yes it does. Leviticus. I want to ask you a few questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italien, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? ... My chief of staff, Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obliged to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? ... Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre-Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small familly gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? ...
Don't say that. Say they are smug and suspicious. Say their approach to public policy makes you wanna tear your hair out. Say they like higher taxes and spending your money. Say they want to take your guns and open your borders. But don't call them worthless. At least don't do it in front of me. The people that I have met have been extraordinarily qualified. Their intent is good. Their commitment is true. They are righteous. And they are patriots. And I am their lawyer.
Jedd: ...More than anytime in recent history, Amerca's destiny is not of our choosing. We did not seek, nor did we provoke an asault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kinnison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed, two are in critical condition when after hearing the explosion from their practice facility they ran into the fire to help get people out.
Ran INTO the fire.
The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels but everytime we think we've measured our capacity to meet a challenge we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. ...
Bruno: When did he write that last part?
Sam: In the car.
Bruno: Freak!
Jedd: 'Joy Cometh in the Morning' scripture tells us. I hope so. I don't know if life would be worth living if it didn't. And I don't yet know who set off the bombs at Kinnison State. I don't know if it's one person or 10 and I don't know what they want. All I know for sure, all I know for certain is that they weren't born wanting to do this. There's evil in the world. There'll always be. We can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools ... Too much mayhem in our culture and we can do something about that. There's not enough character, discipline, depth in our classrooms. There aren't enough teachers in our classrooms. There isn't nearly enough, not nearly enough, not nearly enough money in our classrooms. And we can do something about that. We're not doing enough, not nearly enough to teach our children well. And we can do better, and we must do better and we will do better. And we will start this moment today. They weren't born wanting to do this.
Josh: "I'm just saying that if you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for a beer."
Donna: "If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights"
Season 2; Episode 18 "17 People"
President Josiah Bartlet: Sweden has a 100% literacy rate. 100%! How do they do that?
Leo McGarry: Maybe they don't and they can't add.
Season 2; Episode 12 "The Drop In"
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from season one, episode 13 'Take Out the Trash Day'
Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes, we need gigantic monumental changes. Schools should be palaces. The competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be making six figure salaries. Schools should be extremely expensive for governments and absolutely free of charge for it's citizens just like national defense.
That's my position. I just haven't figured how to do it yet.
There were 36 homicides last night, 480 sexual assaults, 3 411 roberies, 3 685 aggravated assaults. All at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims had been carrying guns, I'd only remind you that the President of the United States was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained guards in the history of the world.
I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. (I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, the Bible does.) Yes it does. Leviticus. I want to ask you a few questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italien, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? ... My chief of staff, Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obliged to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? ... Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre-Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small familly gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? ...
Don't say that. Say they are smug and suspicious. Say their approach to public policy makes you wanna tear your hair out. Say they like higher taxes and spending your money. Say they want to take your guns and open your borders. But don't call them worthless. At least don't do it in front of me. The people that I have met have been extraordinarily qualified. Their intent is good. Their commitment is true. They are righteous. And they are patriots. And I am their lawyer.
Jedd: ...More than anytime in recent history, Amerca's destiny is not of our choosing. We did not seek, nor did we provoke an asault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kinnison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed, two are in critical condition when after hearing the explosion from their practice facility they ran into the fire to help get people out.
Ran INTO the fire.
The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels but everytime we think we've measured our capacity to meet a challenge we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. ...
Bruno: When did he write that last part?
Sam: In the car.
Bruno: Freak!
Jedd: 'Joy Cometh in the Morning' scripture tells us. I hope so. I don't know if life would be worth living if it didn't. And I don't yet know who set off the bombs at Kinnison State. I don't know if it's one person or 10 and I don't know what they want. All I know for sure, all I know for certain is that they weren't born wanting to do this. There's evil in the world. There'll always be. We can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools ... Too much mayhem in our culture and we can do something about that. There's not enough character, discipline, depth in our classrooms. There aren't enough teachers in our classrooms. There isn't nearly enough, not nearly enough, not nearly enough money in our classrooms. And we can do something about that. We're not doing enough, not nearly enough to teach our children well. And we can do better, and we must do better and we will do better. And we will start this moment today. They weren't born wanting to do this.
Jedd ' Charlie I want to call senators, we will start with our friends first, and when we're done with those 2 we'll start with the other 98"
Donna: "If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights"
Season 2; Episode 18 "17 People"
Leo McGarry: Maybe they don't and they can't add.
Season 2; Episode 12 "The Drop In"