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" Imagine a libertarian president ending impediments to free markets. "
Gary Johnson
President
Free
Ending
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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. "
Gary Johnson
Fact
Dreams
Politicians
" Part of being out there, campaigning, talking to people, is being able to read body language. "
Gary Johnson
Talking
People
Out
" With regard to Trump, he's saying some things that I just think are ridiculous and would disqualify any other candidate. "
Gary Johnson
Things
Ridiculous
Think
" I was the Republican governor of the heavily Democratic state of New Mexico. I focused on good government, and I got it done - just like my running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. The people of New Mexico reelected me by a comfortable margin. Ditto for Weld. "
Gary Johnson
People
New
Me
" This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state. "
Gary Johnson
Rhetoric
Immigration
Reality
" Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference. "
Gary Johnson
Enjoy
Thought
Think
" Most Americans are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I'm advocating a balanced budget. But along with that, look, there should be gay marriage equality. A woman should have the right to choose. Let's not build a fence across the border. "
Gary Johnson
Gay
Look
Equality
" The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it. "
Gary Johnson
Liberty
Excitement
Right
" Imagine a libertarian president challenging Congress for meaningful immigration reform. "
Gary Johnson
Congress
Immigration
Meaningful
" We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. "
Gary Johnson
Financial
Balance
Decisions
" I'm ready for a different America. "
Gary Johnson
Different
Ready
America
" If I was a state, I would like to see education left to the schools themselves, but I don't want the federal government involved in education. I think that it ends up setting standards that cost you time and money and don't make any difference in education. I want to stop that. "
Gary Johnson
Education
Money
You
" I would abolish the federal Department of Education and very quickly. People don't realize that the federal Department of Education gives each state 11 cents out of every school dollar that every state spends. But it comes with 15 cents worth of strings attached. "
Gary Johnson
Worth
Education
People
" Marriage equality - I think that it's a constitutionally guaranteed right. Let's end the drug wars. Let's balance the federal budget, and that means reforming the entitlements - Medicaid, Medicare. "
Gary Johnson
Equality
End
Balance
" I think that the best that government can do for you and I as individuals is to empower you and I to make decisions that only you and I should make. "
Gary Johnson
Government
You
Think
" I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit. "
Gary Johnson
Everest
Quit
Mount Everest
" Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped. "
Gary Johnson
Regardless
Spending
Legislation
" There's no way that a third party wins without being in the presidential debates. I think the vast majority of Americans are Libertarian; they just don't know it. "
Gary Johnson
Without
Party
Know
" Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly speaking, that's a Libertarian. A Libertarian is going to be somebody who's really strong on civil liberties. "
Gary Johnson
Strong
America
Responsible
" I just think everything we do has an unintended consequence. We take out Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Iraq was the check against Iran. "
Gary Johnson
Think
Check
Against
" I think libertarians need somebody who can articulate getting from A to Z. But you know, if G is achievable, how about it? Let's get there! "
Gary Johnson
You
Know
Need
" 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. "
Gary Johnson
Yes
Open
Mexico
" Am I not correct in saying that Iran has never voiced that they are developing a nuclear weapon, nor do they have any intention of using a nuclear weapon against the United States? That's never actually been voiced. I don't know where that has come from, but it hasn't been from Iran. "
Gary Johnson
Know
Intention
Against
" Medicaid and Medicare both need to be devolved to the states. "
Gary Johnson
Both
Medicare
Need
" Involvement in Afghanistan, I thought, was totally warranted. We were attacked, we attacked back, but after six months of being in Afghanistan, I thought we had pretty well effectively wiped out al Qaeda. "
Gary Johnson
Well
Back
Involvement
" By bringing about a rational drug policy, we'd be freeing up a lot of resources for real crime. Drug disputes would get played out with courts rather than with guns. So it would make this country a much better place overnight. "
Gary Johnson
Better
Country
Crime
" I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None. "
Gary Johnson
Believe
Any
Should
" 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? "
Gary Johnson
Country
Constitution
Say
" The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable. "
Gary Johnson
Age
Retirement
Security
" In New Mexico... I may have vetoed more legislation as governor of New Mexico than all the other governors in the country combined. "
Gary Johnson
Country
New Mexico
New