Political Quotes

“But typical, one day he makes that statement in California, ``No more anywhere''; then he comes here and hedges and said he didn't say it. Then they played the tape to him right in Louisiana where he said, ``No more drilling anywhere.'' And now he said, ``Well, yes, I said it, but.'' You cannot have a lot of ``buts'' in the Oval Office. And Governor Clinton keeps going, one side of the issue one day, one side the next. No, you can't have it all ways. You can't be all things to all people in this job. You call them as you see them. If you make a mistake, you look the American people in the eye, like any family person would, and say, I was wrong. And then you go forward and lead the country. You don't try to waffle. You don't try to be on all sides of every question. And believe me, Governor Clinton wants to expand the American Government. And I want to expand the American dream for every kid here today. Now let's talk about character and trust. I happen to believe that they're both important. I happen to believe they are both important, because people look to the United States and to the President for just that kind of leadership. And Governor Clinton said in the debate, he said it's not a question of the character of the President, it is ``the character of the Presidency.'' Wrong. They're interlocked. You can't separate them out for the time that the man is President. I mentioned Horace Greeley's words in the last debate we had. But here's the full quote. He said, ``Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing; only character endures.'' And that's true, whether it's in a family, whether it's in a business deal, or whether it's as President of the United States of America. And so, my pitch at the end is that we simply cannot take a risk on Governor Clinton. Neither his experience nor his character, given this position on one side or the other, is what's right for this country at this time. We are the greatest nation. You know, Governor Clinton and Ozone go around telling everybody that we are a nation in decline, that we're less than Germany, that we are more than Sri Lanka. Wrong. We are the most respected nation on the face of the Earth. And we have made dramatic strides towards world peace. They don't ever like to talk about foreign affairs. But let me tell you something on the eve of going to the polls. I am very proud to have been the President that has greatly re- duced, if not eliminated, the threat of nuclear war from the face of the Earth. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!”