Quotes by George Allen

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We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.

George Allen

The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.

George Allen

I do think that the elections of 2010 and 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of the country. Either we're going to be aspiring and improving opportunities based on freedom and responsibility, or we're going to go down the path that dictates a...

George Allen

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

George Allen

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

George Allen

I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.

George Allen

China owns more of our bonds than do Americans. That's not a good position to be in.

George Allen

In some ways, September 11, 2001, seems a long time ago. Yet we have done so much in only a few years, and we will continue to do so in the future, to prevent such attacks on America.

George Allen

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous.

George Allen

I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness.

George Allen

We're going to hear a lot of spirited discussion about the President's plan in the next few days and weeks and that's fine as long as everyone comes ready to talk and not just snipe, complain and argue.

George Allen

I think you always have to be innovating and adapting and improving. You can't stay the same.

George Allen

I have no intention of running for office again.

George Allen

My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I've been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.

George Allen

I like to motivate and inspire people.

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I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about these introspective things.

George Allen

Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.

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When I was elected Governor, we had an audacious agenda that naysayers said couldn't be enacted with a Democrat majority in the state legislature. However, we worked across party lines and enacted historic reforms. Working together, we cut taxes by m...

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Most Americans recognize that whatever the government program is, no matter how essential it is, it's waste.

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Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

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