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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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Rick Perry
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 4
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In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
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My policy will be to detain and deport every illegal alien who is apprehended in this country. And we'll do it with an expedited hearing process so that millions of illegal aliens are not released into the general population with some hearing date down the road.
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The citizens of America and the citizens of Texas expect to be able to live in safety in their communities. That's what the rule of law is truly all about.
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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.
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Every life is precious.
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Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.
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If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can't find enough trucks to leave the Golden State.
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Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.
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The economy is very different in the world that we're living in. And I think Americans are looking for executive leadership that actually has some experience of creating jobs.
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From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.
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I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen.
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President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.
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My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.
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Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.
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I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution.
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When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.
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I may have the genetic coding that Im inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.
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The great lesson of history for us is that strength and resolve bring peace and order, and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict.
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I happily cling to my guns and my God, even if President Obama thinks that that is a simpleminded thing in his elitist heart.
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Those of you that will be 21 by November the 12th, I ask for your support and your vote.
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