Rick Perry Quotes

I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.

People are probably going to realize they can live with a lot less government than what they thought they needed.

Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.

I believe in small government and people taking care of themselves.

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.

Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.

You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.

As conservatives, we know our principles, and we also know the best ideas do not always come from Washington.

At home, we must reject the mistaken notion - a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too long - that ever bigger Government is the answer to every problem.

I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.

The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.

You came out of your mother’s belly without government. You have lived so far without the help of government …. How many people in this world live without government, yet do well enough, and are well looked upon?

I eat and breathe small government and freedom.

I'm ready to stand tall for freedom and get Washington out of our lives.

I am a strong believer in small government that doesn't interfere in people's lives.

I'm not a huge believer that government provides a whole lot of solutions.

I think, as Republicans, we need to stick by what we believe in. And that is fiscal conservatism and individual freedom.

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.

The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...

I really didn't know much about the Libertarians. I knew they were for less government and more individual freedom. I liked that.

No, our greatness does not come from our government.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

My view is the less the government can do and the more freedom and opportunity you give people, that trusting people and free people and free enterprise - that America has built the greatest country in the history of the world.