Gary Johnson Quotes

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Gary Johnson

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 1, 1953

I'm outraged that we're building roads, schools, and hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that we're doing it with borrowed money from China that we're paying interest on. I'm outraged.

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I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.

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I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it.

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I was opposed to the government mandating that restaurants not allow people to smoke, believing it becomes the customer's choice whether they go in or not. But then, I thought, 'What about the employees? Aren't they hostage to a smoking environment, even if they don't smoke?'

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The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable.

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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.

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If I was a state, I would like to see education left to the schools themselves, but I don't want the federal government involved in education. I think that it ends up setting standards that cost you time and money and don't make any difference in education. I want to stop that.

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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.

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Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.

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Every single figure on Mount Rushmore was a third party at one time or another, so third parties become major parties, and I think that the Libertarian Party may become my major party.

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We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It's about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable.

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Politicians shouldn't spend most of their time in office trying to get reelected.

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I'm ready for a different America.

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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.

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I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.

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I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.

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Would the world be a better place if all drugs were legalized tomorrow? Absolutely. But pragmatically speaking, you're not going to go from the criminalization of all drugs to the legalization of drugs overnight.

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I don't seek the counsel of God. God doesn't speak to me on what I should or shouldn't do.

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New Mexico is 2-to-1 Democrat. I got elected as a Republican. I think I did a great job of showing people that government doesn't have to spend money to make you happy, that government really needs to be providing a level playing field.

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