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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
Lawyer
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Smithtown
New York
William F. Weld
William Floyd Weld
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Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their 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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We thought for the longest time we might have a chance to run the table because we're such nice guys and centrist party, etcetera, but not getting into the debates really sort of foreclosed that option.
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There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.
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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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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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Gary Johnson was a strong governor.
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I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.
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Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that.
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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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Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.
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Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.
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I see a big difference between the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate.
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Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.
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I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs.
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We speak for all citizens of the Commonwealth when we say that society can draw great hope for the future because of the example which these young people are giving by their creative and constructive responses to the challenges which confront our communities and dedication to help those most in need.
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