Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. Its time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is. – Mitt Romney
When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation? – Mitt Romney
Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to take money our of their members paychecks to buy the support of politicians that are favored by the union bosses. – Mitt Romney
Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. – Mitt Romney
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself. – Henry Fairlie, quoted in Conservation Foundation Letter, November 1981