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" 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. "

Sonny Perdue

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Government

Man

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" I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them. "

" We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws. "

" I am a conservative Republican from the South. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states. "

" I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms. "

" The goal of any farmer, after producing enough to feed his own family, has always been to find the best place to sell the year's crop. "

" Since I was a boy - born into a farming family in Bonaire, GA - I've had agriculture running through my veins. "

" 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. "

" I want the USDA to look like America, and I want it to be the best, most effectively managed agency in the U.S. That starts with good people. "

" You don't try to fix things that aren't broken. "

" 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. "

" When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia is contributing more personnel to the theatre than any other State in our Union. "

Sonny Perdue

You

Theatre

" It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned. "

" 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. "

" I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp. "

" Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their government. "

" If I want to call somebody's name out, I want to make sure they've done wrong. "

" It is simply unacceptable for people to sneak into this country illegally on Thursday, obtain a government-issued I.D. on Friday, head for the welfare office on Monday, and cast a vote on Tuesday. "

" We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives. "

" Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections. "

" We can love all people while loving the law and expecting the law to be fulfilled, and that's a tricky balance. "

" I'm not very much of a 'name it and shame it' kind of guy. "

" 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. "

" It's not in the heart of America to see others go hungry. "

" You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement. "

" I want to say something in a tough-love kind of way about crop insurance. Let's face it: You don't buy insurance on your house hoping it will burn down. Neither do we want to buy crop insurance and hope our crop fails so we can file. "

" My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government. "

" Agriculture is in my heart. "

Sonny Perdue

Heart

Agriculture