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Rick Perry
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 4
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It is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the Palestinians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of Israel.
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Even if an alcoholic is powerless over alcohol once it enters his body, he still makes a choice to drink. And, even if someone is attracted to a person of the same sex, he or she still makes a choice to engage in sexual activity with someone of the same gender.
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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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ISIS represents the worst threat to freedom since Communism!
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It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.
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I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending, that we can't avoid entitlement reform because we are afraid of third rail politics.
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Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans.
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Every life is precious.
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I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.
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Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!
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I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time.
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Being the Republican front-runner was three of the most exciting hours of my entire life. I've come to grips with it, and the only lasting effect is that I refuse to go on a stage that has more than one podium on it.
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I've always believed the mission is greater than the man.
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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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Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.
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You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund?
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America does not need to be worried with bailing out a European country that has made irresponsible expenditures, and then all of a sudden, throws their hands up and say, Oh, please come save us. That is not our responsibility in the United States of America.
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Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.
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We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.
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America is looking for a consistent leader.
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