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" The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable. "

Gary Johnson

Age

Retirement

Security

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" I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it. "

Gary Johnson

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" I think that the best that government can do for you and I as individuals is to empower you and I to make decisions that only you and I should make. "

" There's no way that a third party wins without being in the presidential debates. I think the vast majority of Americans are Libertarian; they just don't know it. "

" If China wants to spend $10 producing a product and sell it for a buck, who benefits from that? I think we do. I'm the free market guy. I think free markets work. "

" I ran two campaigns for governor in a state that's 2-1 Democrat where I did not mention my opponent in print, radio, or television. I don't know if any other politician at a gubernatorial, congressional, or a senatorial level can make the claim. "

" I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted. "

" At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains. "

" It is clear from the reaction to our campaign so far that our message is resonating. I look forward to continuing to take this message to all Americans, and showing them that I can be as successful running the country as I was running the state of New Mexico. "

" With regard to Trump, he's saying some things that I just think are ridiculous and would disqualify any other candidate. "

" This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime. "

" I don't think you'll ever hear me invoking God in anything I do. "

" All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education. "

" Am I not correct in saying that Iran has never voiced that they are developing a nuclear weapon, nor do they have any intention of using a nuclear weapon against the United States? That's never actually been voiced. I don't know where that has come from, but it hasn't been from Iran. "

" I'm ready for a different America. "

" My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders. "

" Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government. "

" We should make it as easy as possible to be able to get a legal work visa - not citizenship, not a green card. Just a work visa, with a background check and a Social Security card so that applicable taxes would get paid. "

" Would this country be better off if no one drank? Yes, it would be, but we tried that; it doesn't work. I don't want to tell anybody that they can't have as many drinks as they want every single night of the week as long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car. "

" I would say that a wasted vote is voting for anybody you don't believe in. If you believe in the third party, that's the guy you need to voice for. That's how you change things. "

" We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. "

" I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor. "

Gary Johnson

Washington

Experience

" I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected. "

" I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose. "

" Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped. "

" I just feel abandoned. And I feel, I don't feel represented by the Republican Party. I have always had to defend the social side of the Republican Party by saying that it's not the majority, that it's not their focus, when everything suggests just the opposite. "

" I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him. "

" I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church. "

" That's the first sign you know you're a Libertarian. You see the red light. You stop. You realize that there's not a car in sight. And you put your foot on the gas. "

" The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now. "

Gary Johnson

Party

Voice

" I was opposed to the government mandating that restaurants not allow people to smoke, believing it becomes the customer's choice whether they go in or not. But then, I thought, 'What about the employees? Aren't they hostage to a smoking environment, even if they don't smoke?' "