Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue IIIis an American politician who served as the 81st Governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican Governor of Georgia since Reconstruction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 December 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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You see, I believe most people want just a few basic things from government. They want safe neighborhoods, good schools, good roads and the opportunity for good jobs to support their families. They want a safety net in place for the hard times.Beyond that, they just want government to leave them alone.
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Having a government that is principle-centered - that means being good stewards.
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In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times.
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We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives.
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We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on.
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No, our greatness does not come from our government.
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The battle is not over. We will continue to give a vigorous defense of the military missions of these installations as we go forward,
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I'm extremely pleased with the progress that our minority students are making, ... They are outstripping the gains made across the United States by a greater margin than even our student population as a whole. That bodes well for our state.
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I'm frankly embarrassed for our state and some of our businesses that we have to do this,
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If my wife had known where I was coming today, she would've come with me,
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We will not tolerate the exploitation of Georgia consumers as we recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, ... Violators of this price gouging statute will be punished to the fullest extent possible.
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We don't want a repeat of the wasteful and unnecessary gas panic that we saw after Katrina, ... Hopefully we've learned a lesson, and we just need to take a deep breath and be cool about the gas situation.
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We have a dog named Ivy, a boxer, ... She's getting a little fat because people keep feeding her from the table. They shouldn't do that because she already has her own dog food.
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to deliver short-term relief for Georgia motorists at the pumps to help Georgia families get through this temporary fuel shortage.