"The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans."
-Christa McAuliffe
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-Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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"If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive."
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