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" If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand. "
Paul Ryan
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" We need to reclaim our American system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations, and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. "
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Blessed
Government
" We do not have a functioning market in the true sense of the word in health care. That's a layer of transparency that's sorely needed in America. "
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America
Care
Health
" A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom's generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours. "
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" Look, the president is elected to lead and to face the country's biggest challenges. The country's biggest challenge domestically speaking, no doubt about it, is a debt crisis, and I'm really hoping that he is going to give us a budget that tackles this debt crisis. "
Paul Ryan
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Doubt
Face
" Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama. An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we're going to stop it. "
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Parents
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Going
" Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity? "
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Poverty
Prosperity
Want
" We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty; and individual liberty requires limited government. "
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Believe
Liberty
Happiness
" After four years of getting the run-around, America needs a turnaround, and the man for the job is Governor Mitt Romney. "
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Job
America
Years
" America is more than just a country. It's more than Chicago or Wisconsin. It's more than our borders. America is an idea. It's a very precious idea. "
Paul Ryan
Chicago
America
Precious
" Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. "
Paul Ryan
Understand
You
Focus
" Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives? "
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Believe
Opportunity
Government
" Today, if you were raised poor, you're just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago. "
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You
Today
Years
" When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do. "
Paul Ryan
Going
Me
Said
" We wonder if we will be the first generation in American history to leave our children with fewer opportunities and a less prosperous nation than the one we inherited. "
Paul Ryan
American
History
Generation
" Some of our best and biggest allies in this struggle and fight against radical Islamic terror are Muslims, the vast, vast, vast majority of whom are people who believe in pluralism, freedom, democracy, individual rights. "
Paul Ryan
Struggle
Freedom
Democracy
" We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. "
Paul Ryan
Others
Years
Will
" Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society. "
Paul Ryan
Society
Government
Washington
" We need to stop spending money we don't have. "
Paul Ryan
Spending Money
Money
Need
" I don't want to get into the 'who's a hostage-taker' discussion here, but what is the estate tax? It's a double tax on death. Economists will tell you that it's really not a tax that soaks the rich, but it's a tax on capital that deprives business investment and therefore job creation. "
Paul Ryan
Job
Want
Rich
" We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence. "
Paul Ryan
Safety
Complacency
Want
" This debt crisis coming to our country. The wall and tidal wave of debt that is befalling our nation. Medicare and Social Security go bankrupt within ten years, we have a debt that is looming so high that in the last year of President Obama's budget just the interest payments on our debt is $916 billion dollars. "
Paul Ryan
Budget
Wave
Security
" Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this debate. We will win this debate. "
Paul Ryan
Debate
Want
Know
" People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles. "
Paul Ryan
Rifles
Constitutional
Right
" We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've got to tell you, the American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government takeover of health care, I would respectfully submit you're not listening to them. "
Paul Ryan
Government
People
Listening
" Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere. "
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Business
Worth
Story
" This is our job as leaders: to offer positive solutions and empower people. Our duty is to tackle our problems before they tackle us. "
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Problems
Positive
Empower
" If we don't make tough decisions today our children are going to have to make much, much tougher decisions tomorrow. "
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Decisions
Children
Today
" This is what life is like with the Clintons. It is one scandal after another, and you never know what's coming next. They use the system to enrich themselves. "
Paul Ryan
Never
System
You
" The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand. The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. "
Paul Ryan
Fight
Public Service
Service
" The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage. "
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Children
People
Retirement