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" 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
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" 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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" The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator. "
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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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" Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives. "
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" You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund? "
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" 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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" I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time. "
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" When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home. "
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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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" You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it. "
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" We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street. "
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Will
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" In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down. "
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Same
Liberal
" In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people. "
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Subject
" 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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Think
Same
" We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care. "
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Good
Best
" I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream. "
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" I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen. "
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Back
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" 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. "
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" I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses. "
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" The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure. "
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" Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress. "
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" But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom. "
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" Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation. "
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" Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility. "
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" I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction. "
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" Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you. "
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" Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity. "
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" I didn't say I was running, did I? "
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" There's places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say 'let's just build a fence' and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it's going to secure the border, that's not reality. "
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