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It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.

Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 12
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Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.
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For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.
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I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we're lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success.
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The president (George W. Bush) says let's have private accounts, and take the surplus money that's being gathered now in Social Security and put it into private accounts. That works.
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I'm not going to say to Putin that he'll get more flexibility after the election. After the election he'll get more backbone.
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If I'm the godfather of [Obamacare], then it gives me the right to kill it.
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Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth.
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We need to have strong allies. Our association and connection with our allies is essential to America's strength. We're the great nation that has allies, 42 allies and friends around the world.
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We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves.
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As president, my goal in Afghanistan will be to complete a successful transition to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014. I will evaluate conditions on the ground and solicit the best advice of our military commanders. And I will affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation.
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I want to invest in research. Research is great. Providing funding to universities and think tanks is great. But investing in companies? Absolutely not.
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With the Arab Spring, came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, and opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life, and in economic life in the Middle East. But instead, we've seen in nation after nation, a number of disturbing events.
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I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life.
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People who are government servants, public servants, should not be paid more than the taxpayers who are paying for it.
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I will work and fight for stem cell research.
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Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work.
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If we want to get rid of Obamacare, we're going to have to replace President Obama.
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I fully support Governor Kasich's-I think it's called 'Question 2' in Ohio. Fully support that. In fact, on my website as far back as April I laid out I supported 'Question 2.' ... I support it 110%.
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That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world.
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I'm optimistic about the future. I'm excited about our prospects as a nation. I want to see peace. I want to see growing peace in America. It's our objective.
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