3 December 2020 Rick Perry The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Who can be against progress, after all? But it’s a fraudulent use of the word – because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can ‘do’ for you.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry What I learned growing up on the farm was a way of life that was centered on hard work, and on faith and on thrift. Those values have stuck with me my whole life.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry This administration in Washington that’s in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it’s the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Obamacare has got everyone on edge. I mean, small business – men and women or big business are sitting out there saying we have no idea what this is going to cost, but we know it’s going to cost us and cost us a lot.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry We’ve got the wind at our back right now. Americans are waking up to the realities of their previous choices. We must keep America moving back to preeminence because our values and conservative ideas are the world’s greatest hope.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry As Americans, we don’t see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation – not cynicism and combat.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry America’s greatness is not found in the size of its government. America’s greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if – if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we’ve coming in, I’ll veto it. I mean, I’m going to try to work with you the best I can, but I’m going to veto it.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even ‘The New York Times’ let it slip into its pages that, ‘Texas is the future.’
3 December 2020 Rick Perry It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry And I think most people in this country want to see a president that’s got the courage to say we’re going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we’re going to get Americans working.
3 December 2020 Rick Perry We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual’s right to build a business.