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(That`s what former education secretary and drug czar Bill Bennett did last Wednesday on his radio show . When a caller suggested that legal abortions had depleted the tax base for Social Security, Bennett counseled against such utilitarian arguments.) I do know that it`s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could'”if that were your sole purpose'”you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down, ... That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down. So these far-out, these far-reaching, extensive extrapolations are, I think, tricky.

- Bill Bennett

First responders are really needed even more. (Katrina) depleted the National Guard; the Red Cross is really stretched. We`re the eyes and ears for the first 72-96 hours to help out the community.

- Don Lewis

I respectfully submit that the alleged abuses by President Clinton do not indicate that he is a danger to the nation, ... Lying to the public and to his cabinet and aids is disgraceful, but if we would impeach all officials who lie about personal or official matters, I fear that the halls of government would be seriously depleted.

- James Hamilton

Any time you lose a guy and two guys in the same position there is an impact. You are depleted in depth at that position, two guys that we felt that could help us are Browner and Chris Young.

- Mike Shanahan

Time And health are two precious assets that we don`t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.

- Alan Stissel

In 1935, when the Social Security system was created, the Government did not need to prepare for the possibility of a depleted system.

- Andrew Levin