Gary Johnson Quotes

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Gary Johnson

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 1, 1953

My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.

Gary Johnson

Let's abolish the IRS, let's eliminate income tax, let's eliminate corporate tax, let's balance the federal budget, and if we need a tax, it can be one federal consumption tax.

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I see the demographics increasing, and by that I mean the notion of social acceptance is growing, not decreasing; I think the notion of fiscal responsibility is growing, not decreasing. And Republicans seem to be moving further away from those two categories than closer.

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I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.

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I'm a plodder, one foot in front of the other. Life is all about understanding that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it's your ability with how you deal with that adversity that ultimately affects your success.

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New Mexico is the second Hollywood. No, it is, it is. They built all sorts of film studios.

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The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now.

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The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it.

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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.

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I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal.

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This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime.

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I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs.

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I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor.

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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.

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It's not 2038 that Social Security is bankrupt. It's now.

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Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.

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Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work.

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It is clear from the reaction to our campaign so far that our message is resonating. I look forward to continuing to take this message to all Americans, and showing them that I can be as successful running the country as I was running the state of New Mexico.

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We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.

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My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.

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