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" We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws. "
Sonny Perdue
Laws
Believe
Everyone
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" The simple facts are these: We need higher standards in our schools, and we need to hold teachers accountable for the outcomes in their classrooms. "
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" We have to get out of the mindset that, 'If I invest $1 in crop insurance, I want to make sure I get a $1.10 or plus out of that.' "
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" If I want to call somebody's name out, I want to make sure they've done wrong. "
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" I think overall, from a deputy, from an undersecretary standpoint, the goal of a good leader is to get diversity across there. Geographical diversity is important. Industry diversity is important: you can't have all corn growers... Not only that, you've got gender diversity, you've got racial diversity. "
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" I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms. "
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" In Georgia, agriculture is one area where Democrats and Republicans consistently reached across the aisle and work together. "
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" Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and they will adapt in the future - with the assistance of the scientists and experts at USDA. "
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" I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them. "
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" We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and USDA is ready to assist in any way we can. "
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" It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned. "
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" But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation. "
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Know
" My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. "
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Good
Knowledge
" While some of the critics are voicing legitimate concerns about the merits of a system of academic benchmarks, Common Core is frequently a straw man for the frustrations conservatives have with the federal government. "
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Critics
Government
Man
" We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on. "
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Us
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" I will absolutely be an advocate and a fighter where necessary. "
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Fighter
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" Food is a noble thing to trade. "
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Noble
Thing
Food
" The only legacy I seek is the one that any grandparent seeks - that is, to hand off our nation... our fields and our farms to the next generation in better shape than we found it. "
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Better
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" I am a conservative Republican from the South. "
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" I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do. "
Sonny Perdue
Politics
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" Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself. "
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Facts
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" It is a commitment to our children and grandchildren to preserve a statewide network of land and water resources, prime agricultural and forestry lands, and natural, historic, and recreational areas for them to enjoy. "
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" The fact is that Common Core is no more responsible for a bizarre homework question than global warming is for a rain shower. "
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" No American - Christian or otherwise - should have to choose between their careers and their faith. "
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" I haven't run across anyone in Georgia who is not regretful and repentant of man's inhumanity when you talk about owning one another. "
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" I'm a big fruit-and-vegetable kind of guy. "
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" In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states. "
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" I've helped create and save thousands of American jobs. "
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" We can love all people while loving the law and expecting the law to be fulfilled, and that's a tricky balance. "
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" In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times. "
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