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> [Being against other people's policies eventually puts you in a downward spiral. It's fine to be principled and oppose views that you don't agree with, but you also have to have an alternative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/being-against-other-people-s-policies-eventually-puts-you-in-a/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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> [The idea that somehow we're better off today than the day that Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States is totally an alternative universe. The simple fact is that the world has been torn asunder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/the-idea-that-somehow-we-re-better-off-today-than-the-day-that-barack/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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## More by Jeb Bush

> [I think the voters can make up their own minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-think-the-voters-can-make-up-their-own-minds/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Barack Obama became president, and he abandoned Iraq. He left, and when he left Al Qaida was done for. ISIS was created because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/barack-obama-became-president-and-he-abandoned-iraq-he-left-and-when/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Clearly if the United States' relationship with Cuba changed, which would require a regime change inside Cuba, if Cuba moved towards a more democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/clearly-if-the-united-states-relationship-with-cuba-changed-which/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Is Islam a religion of peace? I'm sure for some of the practitioners, but it's been hijacked by people who have an ideology that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/is-islam-a-religion-of-peace-i-m-sure-for-some-of-the-practitioners/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/but-without-a-caring-society-without-each-citizen-voluntarily/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Sometimes when people say things, we should actually believe what they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/sometimes-when-people-say-things-we-should-actually-believe-what-they/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [ Donald \[Trump\], you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That's not going to happen. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/donald-trump-you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-insult-your-way-to-the/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don't like his position on common core, don't like his position on immigration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/a-lot-of-conservatives-a-big-part-of-the-republican-base-don-t-like/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [ I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington \[but\] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-m-not-an-expert-on-the-ways-of-washington-but-it-makes-no-sense-to/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Every weapon system has been gutted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/every-weapon-system-has-been-gutted/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [I'm a grinder…I've never taken more than a week off in my adult life. I truly believe work is a virtue, it gives you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-m-a-grinder-i-ve-never-taken-more-than-a-week-off-in-my-adult-life/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [To bring about a genuine political realignment, Republicans must kill the Government Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs - the very Goose they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/to-bring-about-a-genuine-political-realignment-republicans-must-kill/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [It's hard to be a son of a candidate. It's hard to be a brother of a candidate. I think it may be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/it-s-hard-to-be-a-son-of-a-candidate-it-s-hard-to-be-a-brother-of-a/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [You cant just be against the president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/you-cant-just-be-against-the-president/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/the-united-states-constitution-is-clear-it-prohibits-religious-tests/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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