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"Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away."
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"We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels."
"Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished."
"It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong."
"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."
"The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity."
"The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack."
"What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes."
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"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."
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"America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world."
"To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate in our melting pot, truly to become Americans. We mock that when the cherished right to vote does not involve English any more."
"Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English."
"Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home."
"There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season."
"Those people who want to express their religious beliefs on public property should enjoy the same rights that we provide to those protesting the war in Iraq."
"There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations."
"Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion."
"English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen."
"Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated."
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