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" I don't seek the counsel of God. God doesn't speak to me on what I should or shouldn't do. "
Gary Johnson
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" I think I view the system the same way that Ayn Rand views the system - that it really oppresses those that create, if you will, and tries to take away from those that produce and give to the non-producers. "
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" I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it. "
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" I'm ready for a different America. "
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" In New Mexico... I may have vetoed more legislation as governor of New Mexico than all the other governors in the country combined. "
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" If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower. "
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" I had my freedom, and I had my comfortable life, but I couldn't accept the fact that the politicians were making it increasingly difficult for my kids and millions of others to achieve their dreams as I had achieved mine. So, in 2012, I ran for president. "
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" All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education. "
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" It kind of scares me, the notion that we're going to be injecting ourselves into other countries' affairs when they're not posing a threat to our security. I wouldn't be telling Israel what to do. "
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" My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be. "
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" I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged. "
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" I see the demographics increasing, and by that I mean the notion of social acceptance is growing, not decreasing; I think the notion of fiscal responsibility is growing, not decreasing. And Republicans seem to be moving further away from those two categories than closer. "
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" I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None. "
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" Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator? "
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Constitution
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" It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees. "
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Person
Rest
" Politicians shouldn't spend most of their time in office trying to get reelected. "
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Office
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" Imagine a libertarian president ending impediments to free markets. "
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" I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted. "
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Business
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" I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government. "
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" Millennials - who will soon be a full one-third of American adults - may be especially ready to become engaged in politics with a candidate who wants to give them a government that will leave them alone and get its finances in order so that they don't inherit an economic collapse. "
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" My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders. "
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" Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion. "
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Opinion
Think
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" I've always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I'd win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I'm still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico. "
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Thought
Think
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" Our government should not be spying on the electronic communications of American citizens. Nor should our iPhones or Android devices be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures. "
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" I ran two campaigns for governor in a state that's 2-1 Democrat where I did not mention my opponent in print, radio, or television. I don't know if any other politician at a gubernatorial, congressional, or a senatorial level can make the claim. "
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" I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit. "
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Quit
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" Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible. "
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Make
Immigration
" America is big enough to accommodate differences of opinion and practice on religious and social beliefs. As a nation and as a society, we must reject discrimination, forcefully and without asterisks. Most importantly, as president, I will zealously defend the Constitution of the United States and all of its amendments. "
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" People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils... Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it's happening. There's no dialogue regarding meaningful change. "
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Ideas
People
" Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work. "
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" Would the world be a better place if all drugs were legalized tomorrow? Absolutely. But pragmatically speaking, you're not going to go from the criminalization of all drugs to the legalization of drugs overnight. "
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