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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:

Peter Demos, author restaurateur, president and CEO of Demos’ Brands and Demos Family Kitchen and leadership source expert: Let's put democratic socialism to the test.

So here is my challenge. Don't begin with Wall Street. Don't begin with grocery stores. Don't begin with manufacturers or family-owned businesses. Begin in your own backyard.

Lead by example in Hollywood. Set the stage on Broadway. Show us how it’s done in the mayor's office. Build the compensation models you believe create the fairest and most prosperous organizations. Show the hard-working people of America that your principles produce better businesses, stronger industries, happier workers, and lasting prosperity.

If the idea works, America won't need to be convinced. It will want to follow.

Joe Abraham, the father of Katie Abraham, who was killed in a drunken-driving accident by an illegal alien: Biden administration forced a false choice on Americans about immigration.

If we want America to remain the most welcoming nation in the world, we must restore public confidence that our immigration system is lawful, orderly and honest about the foreseeable trade-offs of the policies our leaders choose.

That isn't anti-immigrant. It is pro-immigrant, pro-rule of law, and, ultimately, the only way to preserve both.

Amy Curtis, purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content: Mamdani was asked about arresting Hamas war criminals, and his answer was revealing.

His wife celebrated the October 7th attacks. Days afterward, Mamdani was protesting against Israel. It's far more likely he'd host Hamas at Gracie Mansion than arrest them on the ICC warrant.

Mamdani doesn't care. He wants to destroy America and American sovereignty, and imposing international law on us is one avenue through which to do that.

No. He hates this nation, its laws, and its people.

Mamdani hasn't uttered a word about the Hamas leadership before, and he wouldn't arrest them if they dropped into Central Park this morning.

Pastor Corey Brooks, known as the 'Rooftop Pastor,' founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago: The war on America’s Judeo-Christian roots threatens everything we share.

There is no room for rewriting the past to serve agendas or social-media clicks. We do not need new idols. We need honesty about our faith and our founding. That is the only path to strength, unity, and restoration. America’s principles were never meant for one tribe; they belong to every citizen willing to live under truth. This nation was built on Judeo-Christian bedrock, and I intend to defend it.