Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romneyis an American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1947
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.
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Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With their own hands. This is the essence of the American experience.
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In recent years, we have seen the United States back away from pressuring the Castro regime, under the misguided view that placating them with an open hand would yield progress. That naivete has invited only more cruelty and oppression in return.
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When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God. If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. A President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States.
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We should have communicated to Iran that we are prepared, that we are considering military options. They're not just on the table, they are in our hands.
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I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work.
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We are spending too much money. Our discretionary spending - taking out Iraq and mandatory spending - grew 49 percent in four years. Our debt has grown. Pork is always dispiriting. But pork being spent at a time of war is particularly dispiriting.
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this water was more than had been expected or anticipated.
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Through pro-growth policies, by abolishing Obamacare and eliminating other Obama-imposed impediments to economic growth, we will get our economy back on track.
We expect candor and transparency from the president, from the administration.
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We're very anxious to know whether we're going to be receiving people or not,
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what we are doing today will save people's lives.
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What began as a serious rain storm is now becoming a much more threatening condition,
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I'd like my grandkids to be able to watch PBS. But I'm not willing to borrow money from China, and make my kids have to pay the interest on that, and my grandkids, over generations, as opposed to saying to PBS, 'Look, you're going to have to raise more money from charitable contributions or from advertising.'