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" I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses. "

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" In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice. "

" We are leading from behind under the Obama-Clinton doctrine - America's a great country. We need to stand up and start leading again, and we need to have allies, not just in Israel, but throughout the Persian Gulf. "

" We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers. "

" I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.' "

" Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups? "

" The voters in Wisconsin elected me last year for the third time because they wanted someone who aimed high, not aimed low. Before I came in, the unemployment rate was over eight percent. It's now down to 4.6 percent. "

" I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government, creates jobs. "

" Looking at America's history, ordinary people did something extraordinary. Leaders risked their lives for freedoms that we take for granted today. That's what instills confidence. That's us. We will move forward and prosper because that's who we are as Americans. "

" I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better. "

" I have unbelievable support among Republicans. "

" The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom. "

" A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it. "

" What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures. "

" So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people. "

" And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.' "

" I still remember, as a kid, tying a yellow ribbon around a tree in front of my house during the 444 days that Iran held 52 Americans hostage. Iran is not a place we should be doing business with. "

" My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer. "

" But Mitt Romney understands, like I understand, that people - not governments - create jobs. "

" I kept my promises. "

" I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they - and they're fearful, they're fearful to make tough decisions because they think more about the next election than they do about the next-generation. "

" We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it. "

" It is only fair to expect public employees like me and others in the public sector to pay something close to what our neighbors and our fellow citizens do in the private sector. "

" I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but they've been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs. "

" You've got to have a vision. You've got to have a message. "

" It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward. "

" Elections have consequences. "

" I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact. "

" We need someone to turn things around in America. "

" Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. "

" More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way. "