Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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Those people came onto my property like they just got pumped for a football game and they started calling my tenants names.
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to rise above party and division to heal our people.
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Finally, we all benefit from an economy that has been the envy of the Southeast, and in fact, the envy of most of the nation, for several decades.
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It was like driving a spike through our hearts.
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It's not a question of slowing. It's a question of making sure that we can grow in an orderly fashion,
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Education leaders in the nation agree that it's a good approach.
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What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.
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We are one people forever woven together in a tapestry, ... And it is our job, our duty and our great challenge to fight the voices of division, and to seek the salve of reconciliation.
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Last, but certainly not least, we must continue to cut the taxes that Georgians pay, by increasing the homestead exemption on homes and family farms.
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I think it was a great program, ... It was one of the things I'm proudest of.
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He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.
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People of the quality of Cory many times are attracted to business and other areas instead of public service. I was impressed by his interest, and I sent a contribution.
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My whole life I've been an advocate for open records - transparency in government - because I think it brings with it greater accountability.
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My very presence here, as governor of this great state... is testament to the power of an individual to fight for truth and clear his own good name.