In truth, every American administration since that of Franklin D. Roosevelt has maintained close ties with the Saudi rulers, and for a single, simple reason: oil.
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JORGE LUIS BORGES Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just th... JUNOT DIAZ It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Ro... PETER JENNINGS Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the ... AL-WALEED BIN TALAL It's easy to kick somebody when they're down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult i... JOHN BOEHNER The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order durin... HELEN THOMAS How much of a role does our reliance on imported oil play in the military policies being put forward... CYNTHIA MCKINNEY The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative atti... JOEL OSTEEN It was clear to every single person I interviewed that Tim Lloyd was in charge of and maintained the... WILLIAM HOFFMAN Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. GAYLORD NELSON There is a certain oddity to Larry Fink having problems in Washington. He is a strong Democrat who h... CAROL LOOMIS President Obama did something that no Democrat's done since Franklin Roosevelt: that is, get a m... SHERROD BROWN Since the emergence of the Republican Party, only two Democratic presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and ... GEORGE WILL The president's initiative ties an oil savings target to a basket of energy solutions for homes and ... GAL LUFT Still, Russia and Saudi Arabia are the ballgame in world oil production. People got worried that if ... HENRY GROPPE Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration exc... DONALD RUMSFELD It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But a... FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT My aspirations for this country would be on the scope of what Franklin Roosevelt brought to this cou... DENNIS KUCINICH Lebanon is restless, Syria got its walking papers, Egypt is scheduling elections with more than one ... SUZANNE FIELDS Every single thing happens for a reason. I truly believe that. AUDREY WALLACE Franklin D. Roosevelt is no crusader. He is no tribune of the people. He is no enemy of entrenched p... WALTER LIPPMANN American workers have faced serious difficulties in the labor market since the first oil shock in 19... JANET YELLEN One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation. DAVID STEINDL-RAST Thank Life For Happening, Thank Every Twist And Turn, There Is A Reason For Every Single Thing, Ther... DANTE JANNICELLI Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration exc... DONALD RUMSFELD The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-gene... CHRISTINE PELOSI We have maintained friendly ties with Iran. So in that sense, Japan is the only one that can relay t... SHINZO ABE During the last three years, Schroeder has revived Germany's close relations with France in ways tha... CHARLES GRANT I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state... MIKE PENCE As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three br... DAN PFEIFFER We see attacks on a regular basis. Since the end of major military operations in April of 2003, ther... GAL LUFT Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change. PETE DU PONT The truth of the matter is that the Bush Administration is unhappy that the people of Venezuela demo... JOSE SERRANO The truth of the matter is that the Bush Administration is unhappy that the people of Venezuela demo... JOSE SERRANO Science has advanced a long way in the 44 years since Roe v. Wade, and it is time that our laws refl... LUTHER STRANGE It is personal connections and relationships. And if you look back to a Franklin Roosevelt, a John K... DAVID GARROW Recovery measures work better when they raise confidence - as Franklin D. Roosevelt understood. His ... CHRISTINA ROMER Almost every administration has kind of come in saying they want an open administration, and then ge... DAVID GREENBERG The Western oil companies have really been kept out of Saudi Arabia for many, many years, and I thin... ARCHIE DUNHAM I'm all about the supplements. I take fish oil every single day, as well as vitamin D, magnesium... VICTORIA JUSTICE Facts are facts: No president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the Great Depression inherited a wo... 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MICHAEL PORTER The greatest business people I've met are determined to get it right no matter what the cost. MICHAEL GERBER A lot of people have experimented with hidden cameras and magic before. What I do, which I think is ... MICHAEL CARBONARO I've been on so many primetime shows that were cancelled - after one episode, after 10 episodes,... MICHAEL EASTON The lifespan of any show is to end in cancellation. MICHAEL CUDLITZ We inherit every one of our genes, but we leave the womb without a single microbe. As we pass throug... MICHAEL SPECTER I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both... MICHAEL ONDAATJE A small minority of strokes are hemorrhagic strokes, which are caused by bleeding into the brain whe... MICHAEL GREGER 'Into the Blizzard' follows the author as he traces the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regime... MICHAEL WINTER