We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, … - Mario Cuomo

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And in these last hours, the lifetime of this year passes before my eyes, and I face the inevitable question: Did I live it well? Will Jesus Christ, the righteous judge, say “Well done, good and faithful servant”?

Mario Cuomo

We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn't distort or promise to do things that we know we can't do.

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Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and government.

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In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role.

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People asked me what I want as an epitaph: 'He tried'

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The closed circle of materialism is clear to us now - aspirations become wants, wants become needs, and self-gratification becomes a bottomless pit.

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The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman.

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