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Our founders got it right when they wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our rights come from nature and nature's God, not from government.

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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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United States Representative
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Wisconsin
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To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois.
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In a justly organized community, however, government exists to secure the right to life and the other human rights that follow from that primary right.
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We will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding principles.
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I believe in making government as Ronald Reagan said. Not the distributor of gifts and privilege but once again the protector of our liberties.
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