"Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts."
― Chris Christie
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Government
― Chris Christie
More From Chris Christie
- "Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country’s principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times."
- "And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected."
- "Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it’s awful policy."
More In Government
- "But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government."― James Q. Wilson
- "We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I’ve got to tell you, the American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government takeover of health care, I would respectfully submit you’re not listening to them."― Paul Ryan
- "I am the government."― Andrew Cuomo