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We tried to have diplomas without learning, we tried to have jobs

We tried to have diplomas without learning, we tried to have jobs without work, we tried to have houses without savings, we tried to have government without responsibility. – Newt Gingrich

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In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins. – Newt Gingrich

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So Id be quite happy to have a three-hour Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with Barack Obama. Id let him use a teleprompter. Ill just rely on knowledge. Well do fine. – Newt Gingrich

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I dont see how the party that says its the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. – Newt Gingrich

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No government ought to be without censors and where the press is free no one ever will. – Thomas Jefferson

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