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" We are a nation of immigrants, and if the truth be known, don't we need a whole lot of immigrants to be buying homes and to drive our economy and to take jobs that U.S. citizens don't want? "
Gary Johnson
Truth
Need
Nation
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" I'm not a stone-thrower when it comes to Hillary Clinton and her emails and her server. I don't think there has been criminal intent on Hillary Clinton's part. I don't see an indictment. "
Gary Johnson
Server
Think
Intent
" Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator? "
Gary Johnson
Country
Constitution
Say
" 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. "
Gary Johnson
Work
Easy
Green
" In New Mexico... I may have vetoed more legislation as governor of New Mexico than all the other governors in the country combined. "
Gary Johnson
Country
New Mexico
New
" The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it. "
Gary Johnson
Liberty
Excitement
Right
" It's not 2038 that Social Security is bankrupt. It's now. "
Gary Johnson
Security
Now
Social
" I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns. "
Gary Johnson
You
Guns
Believe
" I don't think you can climb Mount Everest with a broken leg, but I did break my leg prior to going to Mount Everest, so I was really climbing with a healing broken leg. I had the good fortune of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. That was a goal that I had. "
Gary Johnson
Healing
Good
Climb
" Religious beliefs have played a vital role in forming America's character as well as my own. I was raised as a Lutheran, and I believe in God and consider my faith and involvement with organized religion to be an important part of who I am. "
Gary Johnson
Faith
Character
I Am
" I'm a plodder, one foot in front of the other. Life is all about understanding that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it's your ability with how you deal with that adversity that ultimately affects your success. "
Gary Johnson
Understanding
Life
Success
" I don't think you'll ever hear me invoking God in anything I do. "
Gary Johnson
Hear
You
Think
" I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight. He's seeing how high the Mexican pole vaulters go. "
Gary Johnson
Mexican
Donald Trump
Seeing
" Let's abolish the IRS, let's eliminate income tax, let's eliminate corporate tax, let's balance the federal budget, and if we need a tax, it can be one federal consumption tax. "
Gary Johnson
Balance
Budget
Income
" There was a big difference between Ron Paul and me when it came to the 'no.' His 'no' was philosophical. It was reasoned. It was right. My 'no' actually put a stop to legislation. It cut spending. Mine carried further than just no. "
Gary Johnson
Stop
Big
Me
" I've always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I'd win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I'm still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico. "
Gary Johnson
Thought
Think
Win
" 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
" It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees. "
Gary Johnson
Money
Person
Rest
" I see the demographics increasing, and by that I mean the notion of social acceptance is growing, not decreasing; I think the notion of fiscal responsibility is growing, not decreasing. And Republicans seem to be moving further away from those two categories than closer. "
Gary Johnson
Think
Responsibility
Acceptance
" I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed. "
Gary Johnson
Reality
Innocent
Death Penalty
" I'm one of the people that, when I hear Republicans talk about repealing Obamacare, I just want to roll my eyes. Republicans talk about reform to the healthcare, and they talk about selling insurance across state lines, and that's their solution? "
Gary Johnson
People
Healthcare
Eyes
" My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be. "
Gary Johnson
Suit
Big
Contribution
" I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. "
Gary Johnson
Decision
Long
Angry
" Imagine a libertarian president ending impediments to free markets. "
Gary Johnson
President
Free
Ending
" By bringing about a rational drug policy, we'd be freeing up a lot of resources for real crime. Drug disputes would get played out with courts rather than with guns. So it would make this country a much better place overnight. "
Gary Johnson
Better
Country
Crime
" At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains. "
Gary Johnson
Paul
Brains
Opinion
" I don't personally have a sense that life starts at conception. I don't personally have that sense. "
Gary Johnson
Starts
Sense
Life
" I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose. "
Gary Johnson
Support
Abortion
Choose
" Most Americans are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I'm advocating a balanced budget. But along with that, look, there should be gay marriage equality. A woman should have the right to choose. Let's not build a fence across the border. "
Gary Johnson
Gay
Look
Equality
" If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower. "
Gary Johnson
College
Student Loans
Student
" Politicians shouldn't spend most of their time in office trying to get reelected. "
Gary Johnson
Trying
Office
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