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" 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. "

Scott Walker

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" Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics. "

Scott Walker

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Around

" 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'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. "

" I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers. "

" I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term. "

" Certainly political capital-slash-celebrity attention, whatever you want to call it, certainly is part of the reason why I've been reaching out to CEOs. There's a lot of folks who probably would have taken a call from me before but are even more inclined now and are interested in what we're doing because of all the attention. "

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

" 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. "

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

" There is international criminal organizations penetrating our southern based borders, and we need to do something about it. Secure the border, enforce the law, no amnesty, and go forward with the legal immigration system that gives priority to American working families and wages. "

Scott Walker

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Forward

" I kept my promises. "

Scott Walker

Kept

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" 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. "

" My kids were targeted on Facebook by protesters. "

" Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%. "

" I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that. "

Scott Walker

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Wife

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

" One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around. "

" Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means we can put the best and the brightest in our classrooms - and we can keep them there. "

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

" 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. "

" People create jobs, not the government. "

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

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

" I think people across America want a leader who's actually going to listen to them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Scott Walker

People

America

" Let this be our time in history so that someday we can tell our children and grandchildren that we were there, that we changed the course of history for the better. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "