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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.

William Weld

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Smithtown
New York
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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.
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Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.
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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 have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.
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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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Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.
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We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race.
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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 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] just would not be in his element and I think he would wobble off course and I think the country just can't have that.
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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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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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The best preparation for work is not thinking about work, talking about work, or studying for work: it is work.
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I think it would be a threat [Donald's Trump presidency] to the conduct of our foreign policy and our position in the world at large.
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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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I think Gary Johnson would be capable of being a good chief executive and yes a commander in chief - Aleppo to the contrary, notwithstanding.
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