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"There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege."
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"The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs."
"The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority."
"Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held."
"President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how."
"A house in the country is not the same as a country house."
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"When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It's not fair of us as citizens to lean more heavily on one side of that equation than on the other."
"Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice."
"I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective."
"I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack."
"Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way."
"The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity."
"Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me."
"I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector."
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