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Gary Johnson
American
Politician
Born:
Jan 1
,
1953
Country
Government
Me
People
Think
You
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Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly speaking, that's a Libertarian. A Libertarian is going to be somebody who's really strong on civil liberties.
Gary Johnson
Strong
Somebody
Think
Broad
Libertarian
Liberties
Responsible
Civil
Civil Liberties
Category
Most
Accepting
Fiscally
America
Going
Really
Speaking
Using
Socially
Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.
Gary Johnson
Time
Election
Approaches
Wins
Fresh
Optimism
Regardless
Should
Who
That's the first sign you know you're a Libertarian. You see the red light. You stop. You realize that there's not a car in sight. And you put your foot on the gas.
Gary Johnson
You
Light
Car
First
Libertarian
Sight
Sign
See
Foot
Put
Red
Red Light
Know
Stop
Realize
Your
Gas
At the earliest age, when I saw a 'wet paint' sign, I had to touch the paint to see if it was wet. When I get stopped at the stoplight in the middle of the night, and there's just no cars coming, and the light is red, I go. I don't think I'm putting anyone in harm's way, and I'll just take the consequences. Because I'm a Libertarian.
Gary Johnson
Age
Light
Car
Think
Consequences
Saw
Way
Libertarian
Sign
See
Touch
Take
Had
Putting
Red
Because
Coming
Go
Wet
Get
Just
Stopped
Middle
Anyone
Paint
Earliest
Night
Harm
I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight. He's seeing how high the Mexican pole vaulters go.
Gary Johnson
High
Seeing
He
Pole
How
Go
Hear
Trump
Mexican
Donald
Donald Trump
Watching
Tonight
Olympics
Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
Gary Johnson
Great
Freedom
Care
Pain
State
Approach
Several
Religious
Religious Freedom
Laws
Given
Exceptions
Attempts
Accompanied
Sensitivity
Imagine a libertarian president challenging Congress to repeal the PATRIOT Act.
Gary Johnson
Congress
President
Libertarian
Repeal
Patriot
Patriot Act
Act
Challenging
Imagine
I think a great starting point for a debate and discussion over a national consumption tax is, let's start with the Fair Tax, legislation that has been written up and, I think, signed up on by 80 congressmen and women.
Gary Johnson
Great
Women
Debate
National
Think
Signed
Has-Been
Point
Written
Consumption
Over
Fair
Been
Up
Discussion
Legislation
Tax
Start
Starting
Starting Point
Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
Gary Johnson
Death
You
People
Penalty
Favor
Guilty
Percent
Rate
Putting
Death Penalty
Error
End
Up
Realize
Theoretically
I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
Gary Johnson
Death
Reality
Innocent
Philosophically
Penalty
Guilty
Guy
Put
Policy
Death Penalty
Person
Want
Public
Flawed
Public Policy
I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.
Gary Johnson
Woman
Abortion
Absolutely
Support
Leave
End
Just
Choose
Right
Fundamentally
We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It's about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable.
Gary Johnson
Free
Giving
Free Society
Holding
Live
Society
Able
About
Individuals
Freedoms
Make
Accountable
America
Where
Them
Choices
I think we should balance the federal budget tomorrow. I'm optimistic. I think Americans are optimistic. We went to the moon; we can balance the federal budget.
Gary Johnson
Balance
Tomorrow
Moon
Think
Federal
Budget
Optimistic
American
To The Moon
Should
Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.
Gary Johnson
Buy
Government
Capitalism
Money
Benefit
Those
Thousands
Having
More
New
Know
Passed
Line
Been
New Mexico
Governor
Mexico
Items
Than
Did
Gets
Legislation
Influence
Then
Reason
Who
Bills
Keep
Why
Away
We need to understand the difference between freedom of religion - which is absolutely guaranteed and I would fervently defend. Sharia law is politics; it's not religion. If you say that a woman is voluntarily going to be of lesser value than a man, which is in sharia law, can we allow that?
Gary Johnson
Politics
Freedom
Religion
You
Man
Woman
Law
Value
Say
Would
Absolutely
Allow
Voluntarily
Freedom Of Religion
Between
Understand
Fervently
Than
Going
Difference
Which
Lesser
Defend
Need
Guaranteed
I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal.
Gary Johnson
Alcohol
Criminal
Drink
Spite
Terrible
Smoke
Handicap
Being
Anymore
I think that the best that government can do for you and I as individuals is to empower you and I to make decisions that only you and I should make.
Gary Johnson
Government
Best
You
Think
Only
Individuals
Empower
Make
Decisions
Should
All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.
Gary Johnson
Education
Best
World
Competition
Public Education
Higher Education
Other
States
Higher
Like
Institutions
Make
Because
Dollar
Just
Tuition
Public
Your
Each
United
United States
Compete
Bring
Suggest
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
Gary Johnson
Balance
Financial
Tough
Unless
Collapse
Some
Tough Decisions
Budget
Verge
Decisions
Really
Means
I would say that a wasted vote is voting for anybody you don't believe in. If you believe in the third party, that's the guy you need to voice for. That's how you change things.
Gary Johnson
You
Change
Vote
Voting
Party
Believe
Change Things
Say
Would
Guy
Voice
How
Anybody
Wasted
Things
Need
Third
As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.
Gary Johnson
Time
You
Change
Director
Own
Every
Every Time
Visited
Students
Doing
Campus
Movie
Your
Enjoying
I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
Gary Johnson
Good
Freedom
Business
Money
Building
Seven
Able
Some
Lifestyle
Had
Highest
Highest Mountain
Making
Climb
Continents
Mountain
Scratch
Wanted
Gained
Successful
Creating
Fortune
Each
Good Fortune
Enjoyed
The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now.
Gary Johnson
Party
Voice
Contest
Up
Republican
Republican Party
Now
Right
This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state.
Gary Johnson
Reality
Immigration
Three
State
Out
Border
Total
Something
Between
Witnessed
Disconnect
Years
Campaign
Trail
Rhetoric
Regarding
Which
Speaking
I don't think you'll ever hear me invoking God in anything I do.
Gary Johnson
God
Me
You
Think
Invoking
Hear
Anything
Ever
We are a nation of immigrants, and if the truth be known, don't we need a whole lot of immigrants to be buying homes and to drive our economy and to take jobs that U.S. citizens don't want?
Gary Johnson
Truth
Drive
Nation
Our
Immigrants
Jobs
Citizens
Take
Economy
Known
Lot
Want
Whole
Homes
Buying
Need
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