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Mike Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger. – Bennie Thompson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
His life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. – The Mississippi Democrat	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Team Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger. – Bennie Thompson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Before the shooter was able to walk a short distance to enter the main hallway, students and staff had already entered classrooms, locked doors, erected makeshift barricades and locked down or fled according to their training, the suspect was not able to gain access to a single classroom. – Superintendent Tim Throne	Found on CNN 2 years ago
A stele was erected as a souvenir. It was written: the mountain is no longer alone; the trees support it. (Une stèle fut érigée en souvenir. Y était inscrit : la montagne n'est plus seule; les arbres la soutiennent.)” – Charles de LEUSSE	added by anonymous 4 years ago
North Korea has erected a structure in the secure boat basin to hide the new submarine, this suggests that the submarine has been launched or will be soon. – Jeffrey Lewis	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In the recommendation to admit indiscriminately foreign emigrants of every description to the privileges of American citizens on their first entrance into our country, there is an attempt to break down every pale which has been erected for the preservation of a national spirit and a national character; and to let in the most powerful means of perverting and corrupting both the one and the other. – Alexander Hamilton	added by Normando 4 years ago
The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach. – Hugo Black	added by Normando 5 years ago
He [King George III] has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. – Thomas Jefferson	added by Normando 5 years ago
An eruv was erected on our utility poles clandestinely in the middle of the night and without the towns’ permission in order to extend the size of their existing religious enclosure. – Erik Friis	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific, if the, and I use this term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State. – Karl Oliver	Found on CNN 6 years ago
What would I do if a giant wall of tariffs were erected in front of me? rather than having the parts travel through the United States to somewhere else, I would create a Mexican company to sell directly to other international companies. We just wouldn't go through the United States. – Allied Tool	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Missiles were erected, everything was ready. We waited for a command. – Leonid Konovalov	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It’s shocking to me that we’ve gotten to a point in society where we have atheists suing pastors for crosses erected on church property. – Attorney Dys	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I remember how upset the world was when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, and now everybody is building walls again to keep people out. It's absurd. – Eva Schloss	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The more fences are erected the greater the misery, europe must see to it that this movement and this influx is orderly and structured. – Peter Altmaier	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The primary reason for this is likely to have been their proximity to danger, the Westgate attack, whilst highly lethal, given the 67 fatalities, largely unfolded behind barriers erected by the police and army. – The Royal Society of Medicine	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't want fewer monuments, i want more monuments erected. But don't defile the ones that exist -- we are the sum total of all the history, not just the fun parts. – Steve Hofmeyr	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I want more monuments erected. But don't defile the ones that exist -- we are the sum total of all the history, not just the fun parts. people down the years will be looking at the statue and at his history and what he did. – Ramabina Mahapa	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Even if traditional grand bazaars continue to be the favorite places to shop for regular Iranians, they now face competition from huge shopping malls, which were erected in the outskirts of major cities across the country. – Thomas Cristofoletti	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, Thus far and no farther. – Ludwig van Beethoven	added by anonymous 10 years ago
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic. – Zig Ziglar	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Character is the foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, so no lasting reputation worthy of respect can be built on a weak character. – R. C. Samsel	added by anonymous 13 years ago

Mike Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.

– Bennie Thompson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

His life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot.

– The Mississippi Democrat

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Team Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.

– Bennie Thompson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Before the shooter was able to walk a short distance to enter the main hallway, students and staff had already entered classrooms, locked doors, erected makeshift barricades and locked down or fled according to their training, the suspect was not able to gain access to a single classroom.

– Superintendent Tim Throne

Found on CNN
2 years ago

A stele was erected as a souvenir. It was written: the mountain is no longer alone; the trees support it. (Une stèle fut érigée en souvenir. Y était inscrit : la montagne n'est plus seule; les arbres la soutiennent.)”

– Charles de LEUSSE

added by anonymous
4 years ago

North Korea has erected a structure in the secure boat basin to hide the new submarine, this suggests that the submarine has been launched or will be soon.

– Jeffrey Lewis

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In the recommendation to admit indiscriminately foreign emigrants of every description to the privileges of American citizens on their first entrance into our country, there is an attempt to break down every pale which has been erected for the preservation of a national spirit and a national character; and to let in the most powerful means of perverting and corrupting both the one and the other.

– Alexander Hamilton

added by Normando
4 years ago

The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.

– Hugo Black

added by Normando
5 years ago

He [King George III] has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

– Thomas Jefferson

added by Normando
5 years ago

An eruv was erected on our utility poles clandestinely in the middle of the night and without the towns’ permission in order to extend the size of their existing religious enclosure.

– Erik Friis

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific, if the, and I use this term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State.

– Karl Oliver

Found on CNN
6 years ago

What would I do if a giant wall of tariffs were erected in front of me? rather than having the parts travel through the United States to somewhere else, I would create a Mexican company to sell directly to other international companies. We just wouldn't go through the United States.

– Allied Tool

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Missiles were erected, everything was ready. We waited for a command.

– Leonid Konovalov

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It’s shocking to me that we’ve gotten to a point in society where we have atheists suing pastors for crosses erected on church property.

– Attorney Dys

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I remember how upset the world was when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, and now everybody is building walls again to keep people out. It's absurd.

– Eva Schloss

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The more fences are erected the greater the misery, europe must see to it that this movement and this influx is orderly and structured.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The primary reason for this is likely to have been their proximity to danger, the Westgate attack, whilst highly lethal, given the 67 fatalities, largely unfolded behind barriers erected by the police and army.

– The Royal Society of Medicine

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't want fewer monuments, i want more monuments erected. But don't defile the ones that exist -- we are the sum total of all the history, not just the fun parts.

– Steve Hofmeyr

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I want more monuments erected. But don't defile the ones that exist -- we are the sum total of all the history, not just the fun parts. people down the years will be looking at the statue and at his history and what he did.

– Ramabina Mahapa

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Even if traditional grand bazaars continue to be the favorite places to shop for regular Iranians, they now face competition from huge shopping malls, which were erected in the outskirts of major cities across the country.

– Thomas Cristofoletti

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, Thus far and no farther.

– Ludwig van Beethoven

added by anonymous
10 years ago

There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.

– Zig Ziglar

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Character is the foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, so no lasting reputation worthy of respect can be built on a weak character.

– R. C. Samsel

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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