3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That’s all. It doesn’t guarantee our rights to charity.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people’s business.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I don’t believe we need the government’s help as much as some think we do. That belief sets me apart from the Democrats, since their way of dealing with everything is to tax and spend.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Government’s role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I believe in the America people’s ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it’s not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We’re not free – if we were, we’d allow people their freedom.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I decided to run for governor because I got mad… I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays… a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Remember that government doesn’t earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I don’t think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There’s always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I’m finished with my term as governor, I’m going back to the life that’s waiting for me in the private sector.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn’t: Go stick your head in the mud.
3 December 2020 Jesse Ventura There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can’t possibly all be served by government.
