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

William Weld

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Smithtown
New York
William F. Weld
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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 suggest to you that increasing the size of America's economic pie - which can be achieved only if everybody has a seat at the table - is the most important challenge facing our country today.
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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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My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.
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We are making our case that we're fiscally responsible and socially inclusive and welcoming. And we think we've got on the merits the best ticket of the three parties, if you will, and so, you know, we'd like to get there.
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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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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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It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.
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Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.
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I`m a member of Societies of Former World Leaders. And I`ve always been sort of in favor of constructive engagement around the world. And Gary Johnson has influenced me on criminal justice reform. I think I had some influence in discussions with him about the approach to international affairs.
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Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect them they don't have an incentive to.
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It's completely idiot proof. I told them they've got it all wrong. I want a machine that is idiot friendly.
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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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In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong.
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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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[Donald Trump] would be chaos for the country, I think.
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Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.
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I think Gary Johnson is just in the wrong place trying to be President of the United States. And that`s not a secret. I do not view those other two candidates, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton the same way. I think very highly of Mrs. Clinton. I think she is very well qualified.
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I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.
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