Quotes by George W. Romney

About George W. Romney:

George Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973. He was the father of former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the husband of former Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Lenore Romney.
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It is morally, politically and socially wrong for business as business or labor as labor to participate directly in politics.

George W. Romney

Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.

George W. Romney

We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism.

George W. Romney

My religion is my most precious possession. Except for it, I could easily have become excessively occupied with industry. Sharing responsibility for church work has been a vital counterbalance in my life.

George W. Romney

Too often, young people who are just bursting with idealism either find themselves playing a game for which they have little heart or are hurling themselves into wasteful protests against the so-called Establishment.

George W. Romney

Our body is the temple of our spirit.

George W. Romney

Dogmatic ideological parties tend to splinter the political and social fabric of a nation.

George W. Romney

The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.

George W. Romney

Too often we shape our public positions on the basis of our economic connections. That brings us dangerously close to economic determinism.

George W. Romney

I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities.

George W. Romney

You can't be too right too soon and win elections.

George W. Romney

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

George W. Romney

My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness.

George W. Romney

Workers must participate in progress to enjoy their work and take pride in its product.

George W. Romney

Prayer is not a substitute for work. First we have to do all we can ourselves to understand a situation. Then when we ask for help, sometimes it is very evident, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes we may well be helped by not getting a decision.

George W. Romney

Author Bio

  • NameGeorge W. Romney
  • DescriptionAmerican business executive and politician
  • AliasesGeorge Romney
  • BornJuly 8, 1907
  • DiedJuly 26, 1995
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLobbyist