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
anguish dislike fair people
If you dislike the process, take it out on me. I am fair game. But don't put our people to anguish because of something that is not their fault.
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Georgia was blessed with strong leaders who avoided the kind of divisive distractions that held back most other cities and states in the South.
behind glad
I'm glad that this matter's put behind us,
education greatest improving people single
Improving education is the single greatest thing we can do for the people of Georgia, but there are other things we also need to do.
destroying united
This is not about destroying heritage, ... This is about being united as one people.
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You can steal more with a briefcase than you can with a gun,
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I hope you all agree that we're moving in the right direction to protect Georgia as a great place. But we also need to protect Georgia as a people.
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Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.
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We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.
want expansion prosperity
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity
growth sides traffic
Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth
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I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government
law long people
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it
thinking government citizens
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions