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" It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision. "
Michele Bachmann
People
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Run
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" I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure, because after all, the family is the fundamental unit of government. "
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" What people recognize is that there's a fear that the United States is in an unstoppable decline. They see the rise of China, the rise of India, the rise of the Soviet Union and our loss militarily going forward. "
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" While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist. "
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" My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I understand the difficulties that families have. I understand single parenting. "
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" Let me tell you what the Tea Party stands for. It stands for the fact that we are taxed enough already. "
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" When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, D.C., I did everything I could to defeat cap and trade. I didn't work to implement cap and trade. "
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" The one thing you can't buy, find, or create is time. "
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" I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that of Zimbabwe. We can't necessarily trust the decisions that are being made financially in other countries. "
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" After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money we don't have. But, instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt, unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country. "
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" Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I'm no different, I've made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness. "
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" Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it. "
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" You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise. "
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" John Quincy Adams most certainly was a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy, but he was actively involved. "
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" Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated. "
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" Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge. "
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" I want to state unequivocally for the world, as well as for the markets, as well as for the American people: I have no doubt that we will not lose the full faith and credit of the United States. "
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" I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a dual citizen since I was married in 1978, I have never exercised any rights of that citizenship. "
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" I thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was back in 1998. And as a result of all the reform work that I had done, people urged me to run for the Minnesota state Senate. I did, I was there for six years. "
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" I always worked very hard against the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. I didn't praise it. "
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" I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don't have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it. "
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" The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion - well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific Congressional district. "
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" It's tough to find a place not to like in Switzerland. "
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" People think when you have a, quote, 'bank failure,' that that is the end of the bank. And it isn't necessarily. "
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" I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues. "
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" I don't need government to be successful. "
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" What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who uphold the Constitution and who don't see themselves as a super legislature. "
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" I've always been pro-life from conception to natural death. It's important for the Republican nominee to maintain what we stand for. We are the party that stands for all of life, whether it's convenient or inconvenient, whether it's perfect or imperfect. "
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