George Allen
George Allen
George Herbert Allenwas an American football coach in the National Football League and the United States Football League. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 April 1918
CountryUnited States of America
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Most Americans recognize that whatever the government program is, no matter how essential it is, it's waste.
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I have no intention of running for office again.
I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about these introspective things.
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China owns more of our bonds than do Americans. That's not a good position to be in.
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I do think that the elections of 2010 and 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of the country. Either we're going to be aspiring and improving opportunities based on freedom and responsibility, or we're going to go down the path that dictates and mandates a dependency on government.
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Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.
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It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'
I think you always have to be innovating and adapting and improving. You can't stay the same.
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Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.
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When I was elected Governor, we had an audacious agenda that naysayers said couldn't be enacted with a Democrat majority in the state legislature. However, we worked across party lines and enacted historic reforms. Working together, we cut taxes by more than $600 million.
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I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.
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We're going to hear a lot of spirited discussion about the President's plan in the next few days and weeks and that's fine as long as everyone comes ready to talk and not just snipe, complain and argue.
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Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.
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The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.