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• But of course, now we're told we're in recovery but this sure doesn't feel like a recovery to more than 9 percent of the Americans out there who are unemployed, or the 16 percent of the African-Americans, 11 percent of Hispanics in the same position, or the millions who can only find part-time work or those who have even stopped looking for a job.

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, Recovery, African American

  "Texas Gov. Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid". www.realclearpolitics.com. August 13, 2011.

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• Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you.

  Rick Perry

  Government, Progress, Use

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• I got a feeling that after six years of disappointment, of mediocrity and decline, a slow course correction is not what voters are going to be looking for in 2016.

  Rick Perry

  Disappointment, Years, Feelings

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• Four semesters of organic chemistry made a pilot out of me.

  Rick Perry

  Four, Pilots, Aviation

  "Matthews Delights in 'Ripping Scab' Off 'Ignorant,' Intellectual-Hating GOP" by Scott Whitlock, www.newsbusters.org. September 15, 2011.

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• I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, Years, Texas

  "CNBC Transcript: CNBC’s John Harwood speaks with GOP Presidential Candidate Governor Rick Perry Today". "Squawk Box", www.cnbc.com. October 25, 2011.

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• When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.

  Rick Perry

  Home, Criminals, Lawyer

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• In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.

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  Responsibility, Government, Sight

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• I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think he truly misunderstands what this country was based upon, the values that America was based upon, which was free enterprise and having the ability to risk your capital and having a chance to have a return on your investment.

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  Country, Thinking, America

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• Audie Murphy remains a shining example for anyone who believes in the importance of service, for generations now and into the future.

  Rick Perry

  Believe, Shining, Example

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• ISIS represents the worst threat to freedom since Communism!

  Rick Perry

  Isis, Communism, Threat

  "New Perry ad: I'm the only veteran in the 2016 field" by Adam B. Lerner, www.politico.com. February 27, 2015.

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• One of the reasons that Im running for president is I want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the United States respects highly the president of the United States.

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  Running, Men, President

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• America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.

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  Heart, Greatness, Government

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• Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

  Rick Perry

  Moving, Gay, Marijuana

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• Above all, let us pray for our children.

  Rick Perry

  Children, Praying, Our Children

  "Craziest Anti-Obama Gun Reactions" by Adam Weinstein, www.motherjones.com. January 18, 2013.

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• Not every child learns for the same purpose, not every child thrives in the same settings and schools. Limiting a child to just one opportunity does nothing more than limit that child's future. The way forward must involve more public charter schools, which offer parents a tuition-free alternative to their neighborhood school.

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  Education, Children, School

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• We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.

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  Believe, Health, School

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• We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.

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  Education, School, Sacrifice

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• My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.

  Rick Perry

  Government, Roles, Unlimited

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• Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.

  Rick Perry

  Winning, Government, Office

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• Government that is open and honest will always be able to withstand the light of day.

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  Light, Government, Able

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• We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street.

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  Jobs, Hands, Political

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• Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.

  Rick Perry

  Government, America, Wealth

  "Texas Gov. Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid". www.realclearpolitics.com. August 13, 2011.

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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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  Jobs, Tired, Government

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• My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.

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  Winning, Behinds, Persons

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• In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.

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  Government, Michigan, Toilets

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