Governors Quotes - Page 24

• The good of the people must be the great purpose of government. By the laws of nature and of reason, the governors are invested with power to that end. And the greatest good of the people is liberty. It is to the state what health is to the individual.

  Denis Diderot

  Law, Government, People

  "L'Encyclopédie", Article on Government, 1766.

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• Maybe Governor Romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments.

  Newt Gingrich

  Spirit, Republican, Investment

  Cnn Florida Republican Presidential Debate, transcripts.cnn.com. January 26, 2012.

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• Governor Romney supported the bailout of Wall Street and decided not to support the bailout of Detroit.

  Rick Santorum

  Wall, Support, Detroit

  "Santorum: Romney favored Wall Street bailout, but not Detroit bailout" by Maggie Haberman, www.politico.com. February 16, 2012.

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• I heard governor Romney here called me an economic lightweight because I wasn't a Wall Street financier like he was. Do you really believe this country wants to elect a Wall Street financier as the president of the United States? Do you think that's the experience that we need? Someone who's going to take and look after as he did his friends on Wall Street and bail them out at the expense of Main Street America.

  Rick Santorum

  Country, Wall, Believe

  "Scrambling Santorum lashes out at Romney in pivotal state of Illinois" by Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2012.

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• One of Governor Romney's aides today on television said that Governor Romney, after he wins the primaries, will be like an [Etch A Sketch] - you take whatever he said and you can shake it up and it will be gone, and he's going to draw a whole new picture for the general election.

  Rick Santorum

  Winning, Etch A Sketch, Gone

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• As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

  Brian Sandoval

  Jobs, People

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• You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.

  Barack Obama

  Horse, Military, Land

  Barack Obama's remarks in the Third Presidential Debate at the Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 23, 2012.

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• Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track.

  Bob McDonnell

  Jobs, Government, Track

  "Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Named RGA Chairman". www.rga.org. August 15, 2011.

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• I'm here helping Doug Forrester become the next governor of New Jersey.

  George Pataki

  Next, Jersey, Helping

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• I saw the man my friendwants pardoned, Thomas Flinton. He is a bright, good-looking fellow.... Of his innocence all are confident. The governor strikes me as a man seeking popularity, who lacks the independence and manhood to do right at the risk of losing popularity. Afraid of what will be said. He is prejudiced against the Irish and Democrats.

  Rutherford B. Hayes

  Men, Risk, Independence

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• The good will of the governed will be starved if not fed by the good deeds of the governors.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Deeds, Feds

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• I'm chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

  Bob McDonnell

  Association, Republican, Chairman

  "Romney camp doubles down on welfare reform claim". "Your World" with Stuart Varney, www.foxnews.com. August 8, 2012.

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• Every governor's got tough choices to make.

  Bob McDonnell

  Choices, Tough, Tough Choices

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• The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

  Bob McDonnell

  Citizens, Certain, Duty

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• In Vermont, Governor Madeleine Kunin has given years of service to our state after becoming the state's first female governor in 1985. She is an inspiration to girls throughout Vermont and the country in allowing them to know that the opportunities they have are unlimited.

  Bernie Sanders

  Girl, Country, Inspiration

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.

  Michael Reagan

  Dad, Father, Son

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• It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are only too happy to let us know. When they are up to no good, they want that kept secret.

  Jimmy Reid

  Secret, Want, Doing Good

  "We don't want a gravy train for the well-connected few" by Jimmy Reid, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 1999.

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• Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

  Howard Dean

  Done

  Howard Dean at Democratic Candidates Forum in Columbia, South Carolina, www.c-span.org. January 30, 2004.

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• It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.

  Christine Gregoire

  Running

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• If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.

  Christopher Gadsden

  Country, Acceptance, Loss

  Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press

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• The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.

  Roy Acuff

  Tennessee, Done, Defeat

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

  Mike Easley

  Two, Priorities, North Carolina

  "Advancing Education: A Governor’s Lesson" by Michael F. Easley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 4, 2009.

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• Mitt Romney has a history of being a great job creator. Secondly, he was a great governor. He went from billions of dollars in the hole when he became governor to billions of dollars in surplus when he left. And he went from the loss of tens of thousands jobs when he became governor to the creation of 40,000 new jobs when he left office.

  John Kasich

  Jobs, Loss, Office

  "Governors Scott Walker, John Kasich speak at RNC". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. August 28, 2012.

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• As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina.

  Michael Emerson

  Gun, May, North Carolina

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• Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson.

  Mercedes McCambridge

  Son, Gentle, Concern

  Mercedes McCambridge (1982). “The Quality of Mercy”, Berkley Publishing Group

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