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" Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their government. "
Sonny Perdue
Become
People
Trust
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" Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself. "
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" I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do. "
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" The goal of any farmer, after producing enough to feed his own family, has always been to find the best place to sell the year's crop. "
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" I want to say something in a tough-love kind of way about crop insurance. Let's face it: You don't buy insurance on your house hoping it will burn down. Neither do we want to buy crop insurance and hope our crop fails so we can file. "
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" We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws. "
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" I don't think you ought to walk into this country one day, and the first stop you make is the welfare office. "
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" I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms. "
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" I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them. "
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" Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections. "
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" Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and they will adapt in the future - with the assistance of the scientists and experts at USDA. "
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" It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned. "
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" You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement. "
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See
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" The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism. "
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" My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government. "
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" I'm a big fruit-and-vegetable kind of guy. "
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" The only legacy I seek is the one that any grandparent seeks - that is, to hand off our nation... our fields and our farms to the next generation in better shape than we found it. "
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" Repentance comes from the heart. "
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" In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states. "
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" It's not in the heart of America to see others go hungry. "
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" The simple facts are these: We need higher standards in our schools, and we need to hold teachers accountable for the outcomes in their classrooms. "
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" I'm not very much of a 'name it and shame it' kind of guy. "
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" When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia is contributing more personnel to the theatre than any other State in our Union. "
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" In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times. "
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" We can love all people while loving the law and expecting the law to be fulfilled, and that's a tricky balance. "
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" In Georgia, agriculture is one area where Democrats and Republicans consistently reached across the aisle and work together. "
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" It is simply unacceptable for people to sneak into this country illegally on Thursday, obtain a government-issued I.D. on Friday, head for the welfare office on Monday, and cast a vote on Tuesday. "
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" One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground. "
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" Ethanol is here to stay, and we're going to work for new technologies to be more efficient. "
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" Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you. "
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" The jury is still out on whether humans are causing climate change. "
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