William Weld

William Weld
William Floyd "Bill" Weldis an American attorney, businessman and Libertarian politician who served as a the 68th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is the Libertarian Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 July 1945
CountryUnited States of America
pursuit-of-happiness thinking play
I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.
thinking issues people
I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs.
thinking government people
Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.
gay thinking rights
I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.
thinking two firsts
I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.
country thinking demand
I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here.
sex thinking government
Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.
thinking talking preparation
The best preparation for work is not thinking about work, talking about work, or studying for work: it is work.
thinking government taxation
I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.
absolutely industry situation wealth
We absolutely have to restrain concentrations of wealth in industry from spoiling the situation for everybody.
giving evening finals
There's no Walter Cronkite to give you the final word each evening.
jobs stupid mean
People aren't stupid. I mean, people remember in 1990, the unemployment rate was 10 percent. Now it's 4 _ percent. We've got 1/4 million jobs that we've created.
unemployment rate stills
The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.
school population states
The system that had grown up in most states is that wealthy districts with an affluent population can afford to spend a lot more on their public school systems than the poorer districts.