Mitt Romney on the Issues
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Abortion |
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"For all the conflicting views on this
issue, it speaks well of our country that we
recognize abortion as problem. The law may
call it a right, but no one ever called it a
good, and, in the quiet of conscience people
of both political parties know that more
than a million abortions a year cannot be
squared with the good heart of America."
"Many women considering abortion face
terrible pressures, hurts, and fears; we
should come to their aid with all the
resourcefulness and empathy we can offer. At
the same time, the starting point should be
the innocence and vulnerability of the child
wanting to be born."
Source: "Why I vetoed
the contraception bill" Boston Globe
Source: "I am firmly pro-life" Fox News Sunday
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Character and Integrity |
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"I believe people who are in a position of
visibility and leadership affect the
character of young people and individuals
who look to them as leaders. And in some
respects just as important as their policies
and positions is there character and their
substance. What for me makes people like
Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt and
John Adams and George Washington and Dwight
Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan such
extraordinary leaders is that they had
integrity through and through."
"What they were on the inside and what they
said on the outside was harmonious. There a
lot of people like that. I think that if
people try to live a very different personal
life not consistent with the role they've
assumed as a governor or senator or
president, we lose something as a nation."
Source: The Atlantic |
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Education
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"If we don't recognize our
best students and provide them with the
intellectual tools and support they need to
advance, we won't be able to keep up with
other nations that are doing everything they
can to promote excellence in education."
"I believe that our best
teachers are underpaid and should be
rewarded for the extra effort they bring to
the classroom and the results they deliver
for our students. Teachers should be
compensated according to their ability to
produce real results, not solely on the
number of years they've been on the job. If
we want to attract ambitious teachers, we
need to treat teaching as a profession."
Source: Press Release on education reform
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Same
Sex
Marriage |
"Throughout
our history, when our country needed us,
Americans have stepped forward, standing up
to every challenge. We step forward by
expressing tolerance and respect for all
God's children, regardless of their
differences and choices. At the same time,
because every child deserves a mother and a
father, we step forward by recognizing that
marriage is between a man and a woman.""
Source: Republican National Convention
speech
"The real impact of gay
marriage is not something you're going to
recognize in a year or two. The impact is
over generations. I believe each child in
America has the right to have a mother and a
father."
Source: Interview with Hugh Hewitt
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