So, here's the deal. My wife is a Mexican-American. She's an American by choice, she loves this country as much as anybody in this room, and she wants a secure border. But she wants to embrace the traditional American values that make us special and make us unique. We're at a crossroads right now. Are we going to take the Reagan approach, the hopeful optimistic approach, the approach that says that, you come to our country legally, you pursue your dreams with a vengeance, you create opportunities for all of us? Or the Donald Trump approach?

Jeb Bush

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I`m the tortoise in the race, but I`m a joyful tortoise. by Jeb Bush

I`m the tortoise in the race, but I`m a joyful tortoise.

tortoises joyful race

I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.

borders experts way

By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities.

blame real responsibility

Donald [Trump], you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That's not going to happen.

insult able way

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

making-a-difference differences teacher

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

safety president country

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that... by Jeb Bush

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

poisonous climate leader

I do have the strength. Leadership, leadership is not about attacking people and disparaging people. Leadership is about creating a serious strategy to deal with the threat of our time.

creating serious people

Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?

space stars night

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectatio... by Jeb Bush

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.

achieve expectations children

It's not possible in a free country to completely control the border without us losing our freedoms and liberties.

borders liberty country

It may be the best that Hillary Clinton can do, but it's not the... by Jeb Bush

It may be the best that Hillary Clinton can do, but it's not the best America can do.

being-the-best may america

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's... by Jeb Bush

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.

party white thinking

Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right tim... by Jeb Bush

Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right time - not too early, not too late.

decision too-late needs

Serious times require strong leadership. by Jeb Bush

Serious times require strong leadership.

We can grow economically and restore America's leadership in the world, so that everybody has a chance to rise up.

chance america world

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

messages love country

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

progressive problem believe

If you apply conservative principles and you stick with it, and you have the leadership skills to bring people toward the cause, you can move the needle on these things, i reject the notion that we can't solve problems, that the gridlock is too enormous to forge consensus. It requires some creativity to get to a win for everybody.

creativity leadership moving

Is Islam a religion of peace? I'm sure for some of the practitioners, but it's been hijacked by people who have an ideology that wants to destroy western civilization, and they're barbarians.

islam civilization people