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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Amy Curtis, Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content: 'There's a clear path to peace:' John Fetterman stands with Israel on anniversary of October 7.

[John Fetterman (D-PA) also slammed the protesters, writing, 'Good morning to everyone except all the protesters who aren’t protesting for Hamas to accept the peace deal.'

For his unwavering support of Israel, Fetterman has been attacked by the radical pro-Hamas Left and even members of his own party. When Fetterman ran for office, shortly after surviving a serious stroke and dealing with aphasia and other side effects of that stroke, the Left said any question of his ability to serve was 'ableist.' But once Fetter-man became a sane Democrat and vocal supporter of Israel, the Left started to question his ability to serve.

We all know why. Thankfully, Fetterman remains undeterred in doing what's right and standing with Israel.

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall.com: AG Pam Bondi absolutely cooked Senate dems…and even lib reporters couldn't deny it.

Often, a witness in a hearing such as this ends up playing defense, revealing chinks in their armor, slowly weakening their case. Those days are over. Democrats who argue for lawlessness lose the argument before they even start. Pam Bondi started her opening statement on offense, never lost possession, and left the hearing room with the proverbial football in her hand.

Kevin McCullough, nationally syndicated radio host and author: What’s the end game?

Maybe it’s the illusion of moral superiority. Maybe it’s raw political control. Maybe it’s just cowardice. But whatever it is, it isn’t leadership.

Because leadership means protecting the innocent even when it’s politically inconvenient. It means standing with the people who follow the law, not the ones who defy it. And when mayors like Brandon Johnson refuse help, refuse enforcement, and refuse to draw the simplest moral lines, they are not defending their cities—they are disarming them.

The ugly truth is that the so-called progressives aren’t merely failing to enforce the law. They are defending the lawbreakers as though that defense itself were an act of justice. But a city that refuses to defend its own citizens is not enlightened. It’s lost.

David Marcus, columnist for Fox News Digital: Portland's dystopia delusion coming to a city near all of us.

That’s where the warning comes in for every American city. When you hand local government over to the far left, and it refuses to maintain order, you wind up with something like 'Blade Runner,' where the wealthy and protected flourish, the vagrants languish and die and everyone else stays the hell away.

This is how you end up with a city where the local police arrest journalists for daring to cover the fact that Antifa has been given control of the streets. Because, in Portland, if you are anything short of a committed leftist, you can start to feel a little less than human.