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I haven't been in Washington over the last - ever. I'm not part of Washington. I got to serve as governor of a state, a purple state and I was the most successful conservative governor probably, during the time that I was there.

Jeb Bush

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Jeb Bush
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 11
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I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their family. But we need to control our border. It's not - it's our responsibility to pick and choose who comes in.
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It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations.
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To bring about a genuine political realignment, Republicans must kill the Government Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs - the very Goose they have fought so hard and long to possess.
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The notion that somehow you're going to have freedom just kind of outbreak in Cuba, I think is false.
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Government is basically a parasite, and if the host doesn't grow, then government suffers.
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The next Republican that will win will campaign in the Latino community, will campaign amongst Asian-Americans, will campaign in the black churches, will campaign in college campuses.
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The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.
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I'm an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it.
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I know some in the media think conservatives don't care about the cities, but they're wrong. We believe that every American in every community has the right to pursue happiness.
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Hillary Clinton has aligned herself with Barack Obama on ISIS, Iran and the economy. It's an alliance doomed to fail. My proven record suggests that - my detailed plans will fortify our national and economic security. And my proven record as governor makes - will give you a sense that I don't make false promises.
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Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to define a common identity and create a sense of community that reaches beyond our neighborhoods to all corners of our state.
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I'm not a performer. If they're looking for entertainer-in-chief, I'm probably not the guy.
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A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don't like his position on common core, don't like his position on immigration.
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I think Detroit would do real well if we started repopulating it with young, aspirational people.
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If we want to destroy ISIS,if we expect to do this on our own, we will fail but if we do it in unison with people who are also are at risk and threatened by Islamic Radical terrorism, we'll be far more successful.
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There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.
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Donald [Trump], is great at - at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate.
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Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.
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We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.
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Look, the FBI has the tools necessary un-American activities in our country. It goes on, we shouldn't even be talking about it.
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