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Grover Norquist

American Politician

Born: Oct 19, 1956

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Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm

Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone. Grover Norquist

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The job of the government isn't to go around and try and make people sacrifice, it's to try and make people free. The reason why we have a national defense is to protect our freedoms. Grover Norquist

Government People Try Job Free Sacrifice National Defense Our Freedoms Protect Make Around Go National Defense Reason Why

I know the activists I deal with, we sort of try and check each other to make sure that we haven't gone native, that you come to Washington thinking it's a cesspool, you don't want to end up thinking it's really a hot tub and getting used to it. So that's something one has to keep an eye on all the time. Grover Norquist

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Obama is a guy who claims to be unaware that there was a Tea Party, a guy that's detached from the country. Grover Norquist

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We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy. Grover Norquist

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A 20-pound weight on the back of a small horse is more damaging than a 20-pound weight on a very big horse. Grover Norquist

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We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing. Grover Norquist

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If you feel the government should leave you alone, you're a Republican. If you think the job of the government is to go push people around and take things for you, then you're a Democrat. Grover Norquist

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If you're so committed to liberty that you see the Soviet Union as a threat, you're a Republican. If you're kind of indifferent to freedom and the level of the lack of freedom in the Soviet Union is just a question of extent and not really threatening to anybody, then you're a Democrat. Grover Norquist

Conservatives should insist that defense spending be examined with the same seriousness that we demand in examining the books of those government agencies that spend taxpayer money in the name of welfare, the environment, or education. Grover Norquist

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Compromise is moving in the right directlon more slowly than one might like. Grover Norquist

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Income should be taxed one time at one rate, not again and again. Grover Norquist

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People learn their politics at a young age and tend to stick with it. Grover Norquist

Politics Age People Young Tend Learn Stick Young Age

Smaller government, more individual responsibility, more individual control creates more Republicans. More state power and ownership and control and top-down decision-making creates more Democrats. Grover Norquist

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I'm for tax reform, not tax increases. Grover Norquist

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The American taxpayers are a powerful force. They don't want their taxes raised. Grover Norquist

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The taxpayer group in every state is always - always referred to as nuts. Grover Norquist

Taxpayer Group Every State Nuts Always Referred

Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs. Grover Norquist

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I was a math guy as a kid. I was really good at math. I wasn't particularly interested in it. Grover Norquist

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Stupider than France is not where we want to be on tax policy. Grover Norquist

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