Quotes by Gary Johnson

About Gary Johnson:

Gary Earl Johnson is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, as a member of the Republican Party, and was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. In November 2014 Johnson announced that he would run again for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2016.
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Marriage equality - I think that it's a constitutionally guaranteed right. Let's end the drug wars. Let's balance the federal budget, and that means reforming the entitlements - Medicaid, Medicare.

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Most Americans are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I'm advocating a balanced budget. But along with that, look, there should be gay marriage equality. A woman should have the right to choose. Let's not build a fence across the border.

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Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business...

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Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.

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Any movement at all that reduces disease, that reduces overdoses, that reduces property crime, that reduces violent crime, is good.

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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.

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My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.

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I don't think you'll ever hear me invoking God in anything I do.

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I don't seek the counsel of God. God doesn't speak to me on what I should or shouldn't do.

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I don't personally have a sense that life starts at conception. I don't personally have that sense.

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We should make it as easy as possible to be able to get a legal work visa - not citizenship, not a green card. Just a work visa, with a background check and a Social Security card so that applicable taxes would get paid.

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The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now.

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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.

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This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime.

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My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.

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Balance the federal budget now, not 15 years from now, not 20 years from now, but now. And throw out the entire federal tax system, replace it with a fair tax, a consumption tax, that by all measurements is just that. It's fair.

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The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it.

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I think libertarians need somebody who can articulate getting from A to Z. But you know, if G is achievable, how about it? Let's get there!

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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.

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I see the demographics increasing, and by that I mean the notion of social acceptance is growing, not decreasing; I think the notion of fiscal responsibility is growing, not decreasing. And Republicans seem to be moving further away from those two ca...

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I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.

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Author Bio

  • NameGary Johnson
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico
  • AliasesGary Earl Johnson; Gary E. Johnson
  • BornJanuary 1, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Businessperson