We have to have an intelligent policy debate. It's not about a soundbite. It's not about denigrating people, there's not such thing as a perfect solution. But after years and years of ignoring this and talking in political soundbites its time for pragmatic solutions that work.

George Pataki

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On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.

George Pataki

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When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

George Pataki

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Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

George Pataki

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We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century.

George Pataki

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We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

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We need a President that all Americans can respect, not a celebrity who uses words like freedom and liberty like they are a punchline in a reality show.

George Pataki

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I'm here helping Doug Forrester become the next governor of New Jersey.

George Pataki

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Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.

George Pataki

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I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York.

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I’m a Republican who embraces science and understands we have to work with the next generation of Millennials to have the innovation and technology so that we can grow a 21st century economy.

George Pataki

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My father couldn't speak English when he went to the first grade and I had to work in a factory over Christmas and summer vacations. And I think that's the American way and one of the things that excites me about this race is that pretty much everything I've done I've started at the bottom and been able to finish at the top.

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But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act.

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And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

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What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

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Now Mitt is not a perfect candidate. He has a number of problems. It's hard for him, for blue collar families like mine to identify with him. It's hard for economic conservatives to identify with him. He needs to do more to reach out to Latinos.

George Pataki

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Israel has always been and must always be America's strongest ally.

George Pataki

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Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.

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For the first time federal, state and local bureaus of investigation are coordinating their effort, to serve as eyes and ears and protect us against further attacks.

George Pataki

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It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply.

George Pataki

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Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.

George Pataki

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