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" Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government. "
Rick Perry
Government
Goal
Balance
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" We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do. "
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" As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility. "
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" The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace. "
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Cross
" Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with far too many unemployed. "
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" It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government. "
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Day
" Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export. "
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Now
Pen
" Obamacare has got everyone on edge. I mean, small business - men and women or big business are sitting out there saying we have no idea what this is going to cost, but we know it's going to cost us and cost us a lot. "
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Men
" I don't think Obama understands basic economics. Not economics that work. He may understand some theory that someone in Princeton sat and dreamed up, but it's not working. "
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Up
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" Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans. "
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" I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it's Social Security, whether it's Medicaid, whether it's Medicare. "
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Social
Security
Think
" Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government. "
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Wealth
Government
Success
" We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise taxes; we came back in '05, and we had an $8 billion surplus. That's how fast it can happen. "
Rick Perry
Taxes
Here
Back
" Page one of any economic plan to get America working is to give a pink slip to the current resident in the White House. "
Rick Perry
America
House
Page
" I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on. "
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Job
Focused
Ten
" I know something. America is not broken, Washington, D.C. is broken. "
Rick Perry
Broken
Washington
America
" America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people. "
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America
People
Greatness
" Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives. "
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Less
More
Personal
" When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them. "
Rick Perry
Me
Pressure
Face
" This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area. "
Rick Perry
American
Decisions
Government
" In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals. "
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Evil
World
Responsible
" Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up! "
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Cooking
New
" When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas. "
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Texas
God
Stronger
" Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment! "
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Admit
Our
National
" Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women. "
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Lawyers
Quit
Tell
" Guns require a finger to pull the trigger. "
Rick Perry
Trigger
Pull
Guns
" To make sure that votes are never canceled out by illegal votes, we instituted a photo ID requirement. And don't you think it's fair to apply at least the same standard required to get a library card or to board an airpane? "
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You
Think
Same
" Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now. "
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Winning
Champions
Cleaning
" I happily cling to my guns and my God, even if President Obama thinks that that is a simpleminded thing in his elitist heart. "
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Heart
Even
Guns
" President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity. "
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Government
Debt
Belief