People are entitled to the presumption of innocence. Barney Frank entitleinnocencepeople Change image and share on social
Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there's no hierarchy. Barney Frank formalhierarchylegislator Change image and share on social
Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so. Barney Frank credibilitygoodkeep Change image and share on social
But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered. Barney Frank activelydecisioninvolve share on social
It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential. Barney Frank actionaspectcapitalism Change image and share on social
I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary. Barney Frank bindcallconcept Change image and share on social
I have done a lot of work for affordable housing, rental housing. I understand the rap on me and other liberals is, oh, we push poor people into homeownership. And it's exactly the opposite of the case. We were trying to prevent those kinds of bad loans. Barney Frank affordablebadcase share on social