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" We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business. "
Rick Perry
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" Our view is that individuals and families can govern their lives better than bureaucrats. "
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" Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government. "
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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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" 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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" I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want to be uniquely Texas. And that's not to diss anybody else. "
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" Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women. "
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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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" I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think he truly misunderstands what this country was based upon, the values that America was based upon, which was free enterprise and having the ability to risk your capital and having a chance to have a return on your investment. "
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" When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home. "
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" 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. "
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" I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses. "
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" 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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" 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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" Vladimir Putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage. If energy is going to be used as a weapon, I say America must have the largest arsenal. "
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" Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation. "
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" Every life is precious. "
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" It is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the Palestinians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of Israel. "
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" I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award. "
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" The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong. "
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" Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives. "
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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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" But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society. "
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" 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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" 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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" According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class. "
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" It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street. "
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" As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens. "
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" I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job. "
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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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