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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:

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall. com: FBI clears up some fake news about Kash Patel and Donald Trump.

There's some fake news about FBI Director Kash Patel and President Donald Trump. We’re in the era where everyone who wants, or thinks, they’re ‘in the know’ is mouthing off to the press. The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Patel wants a direct line to the Oval Office, which deviates from department policy. It’s seen as a move to circumvent Attorney General Pam Bondi.

And this entire ‘secure line’ nonsense was shot down by the FBI’s Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Ben Williamson.

Douglas MacKinnon, former White House and Pentagon official and author: Where are Sheryl Crow and 'Elvira' to condemn violence against Tesla dealerships?

The violence we are now witnessing being directed at Tesla Dealerships brought on by the unhinged hatred of Elon Musk must be stopped. The best and fastest way to stop such violence is for cooler heads from the left, who have made their dislike of Musk known, to step up and condemn the violence in the strongest possible terms.

Crow and [Cassandra Peterson, better known as “Elvira,”] have made their selfserving anti-Musk videos. Now, maybe they can each put out a video demanding a stop to the violence directed at the Tesla dealerships. Innocent lives are at stake, and the violence is escalating.

Liz Peek, Fox News contributor: Democrats are squealing over latest Trump plan to cut wasteful spending for one reason.

Everyone supports cutting government spending, until someone actually begins to cut government spending. Then, all Hell breaks loose.

Why? Because with a $6 trillion federal budget, far too many politicians and activists (and donors and universities and corporations) have their hands in the till. As Senator John Kennedy, R-La., has memorably said, when you start to cut the fat, the pigs will squeal.

On cue, Democrats are squealing. It turns out that they benefit from some of the wasteful spending being exposed by the Trump White House, as monies designated for addressing climate change, for instance, inappropriately flow to leftist think tanks and non-profits.

Hugh Hewitt, talk show host and political commentator: Trump, tariffs, the CR and the tax cuts.

Because I’m a party man. Always have been. Always will be. Parties are the only way to advance political agendas and, in this era, the Republican Party is the only way to protect the Constitution as the Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court and crush the rule of law in the process of doing so. So, yes, join the GOP if you like a free and prospering USA. Don’t like tariffs, or CRs, or pressure on Ukraine? That’s not the point. Trump won, leads the GOP and he is doing exactly what he promised to do.