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I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.

William Weld

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.
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I would just say 2016 is a year when voters have to think for themselves and shouldn`t necessarily take it from the Rs and the Ds in Washington. But you have to vote for me because otherwise the other guy might win. That`s not really very substantive.
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I think Hillary Clinton deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee.
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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.
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People aren't stupid. I mean, people remember in 1990, the unemployment rate was 10 percent. Now it's 4 _ percent. We've got 1/4 million jobs that we've created.
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Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.
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The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.
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I`m an old duck hunter. I like to go hunting where the ducks are. We`re looking for votes. I think maybe poaching some of those soft Donald Trump Republican votes would be the place to go.
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One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
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I mean that psychologically. I think [Donald Trump] showed in the debates when he encounters criticism or challenge he behaves the way a bully would. He just doesn't take it well.
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Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.
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I think in the real world that's probably correct. That would give federal matching funds. It would mean no more ballot access woes.
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Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.
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There's no Walter Cronkite to give you the final word each evening.
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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry that's its highest and best application.
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Gary Johnson was a strong governor.
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I see a big difference between the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate.
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I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.
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I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.
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The system that had grown up in most states is that wealthy districts with an affluent population can afford to spend a lot more on their public school systems than the poorer districts.
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