Rick Perry Quotes
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We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.
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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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Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
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It's a Tenth Amendment issue. If you want Washington, if you want to implement their standards, that's your call... We certainly had higher standards than Common Core, so it was a very easy decision for Texans, myself and the legislature included, to basically say we still believe that Texans know how to best run Texas.
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Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export.
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How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?
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Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.
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We must do right and risk the consequences.
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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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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'm actually for gun control -- use both hands.
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I believe in America. I believe in her purpose and her promise. I believe her best days have not yet been lived. I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.
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ISIS represents the worst threat to freedom since Communism!
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I mean I hate to be conspiratorial, but I mean how do you move that many people from Central America across Mexico and then into the United States without there being a fairly coordinated effort?
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Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation.
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I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects. And I think we are seeing almost weekly or even daily scientists are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change.
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I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.
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I want you to answer this question: Why should you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without an apology? Think about that.
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Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.
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I'm more Jewish than you think I am...I read the part of the Bible that said the Jews are God's chosen people.
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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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I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.
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I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.
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When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.