American public policy is run on a myth. Richard Lamm americanmythpolicy Change image and share on social
The very controversial National Identification Act of 1991, requiring all United States citizens to carry identification, has greatly enhanced the ability of law enforcement officers to identify criminals and terrorists. Richard Lamm abilityactcarry share on social
We must recognize that all the civil rights laws in the world are not going to solve the problem of minority underachievement. Ultimately, blacks and Hispanics are going to have to see that their solution is largely in their own hands. Richard Lamm blackcivilhand share on social
I think we're rapidly approaching the day where medical science can keep people alive in hospitals, hooked up to tubes and things, far beyond when any kind of quality of life is left at all. Richard Lamm aliveapproachday Change image and share on social
Our globe is under new dramatic environmental pressure: our globe is warming, our ice caps melting, our glaciers receding, our coral is dying, our soils are eroding, our water tables falling, our fisheries are being depleted, our remaining rainforests shrinking. Something is very, very wrong with our eco-system. Richard Lamm capcoraldeplete share on social
We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation. Richard Lamm debtgenerationlive Change image and share on social
A nation has its first obligation to its own workers and its own poor. Richard Lamm nationobligationpoor Change image and share on social
It is my passionate belief that we can all have better health care through rationing. Richard Lamm beliefcarehealth Change image and share on social
Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law. Richard Lamm amnestybigbillboard Change image and share on social
Sprawl is the American ideal way to develop. I believe that what we're developing in Denver is in no appreciable way different than what we're doing in Los Angeles - did in Los Angeles and are still doing. But I think we have developed the Los Angeles model of city-building, and I think it is unfortunate. Richard Lamm americanangelesappreciable share on social