Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.
JIM DEMINTAs more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society’s most vulnerable.
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Government-run schools can’t instill morals and character.
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Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator – life, liberty and freedom.
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We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.
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We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.
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I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
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If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.
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Gay marriage considered immoral by all the world’s religions.
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If a person wants to be publicly gay, they should not be teaching in the public schools.
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Select candidates by integrity of character, not promises.
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Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren’t looking at the facts.
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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
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Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.
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Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
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No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn.
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As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society’s most vulnerable.
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