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> [I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/i-believe-if-more-american-children-read-the-ten-commandments-and-are/)

[Gary Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bauer/)

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## More by Gary Bauer

> [It's important for American soldiers to be culturally sensitive when deployed in foreign countries. But it's just as important for the U.S. never to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/it-s-important-for-american-soldiers-to-be-culturally-sensitive-when/)

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> [Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/big-government-proponents-embrace-both-the-power-of-the-federal/)

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> [When the penalty for a policeman's mistake is to put a criminal back out on the street, then we are hurting America; we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/when-the-penalty-for-a-policeman-s-mistake-is-to-put-a-criminal-back/)

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> [Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/empathy-is-a-virtue-but-it-should-not-be-a-guiding-judicial-principle/)

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> [Independence doesn't - doesn't equate to moderates. Millions of independents are pro-life. Millions of independents believe marriage is between a man and a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/independence-doesn-t-doesn-t-equate-to-moderates-millions-of/)

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> [Progressives and Islamists are indeed on the same side. Their common disdain for Christianity explains why left-wing judges in America find any inkling of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/progressives-and-islamists-are-indeed-on-the-same-side-their-common/)

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> [America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/america-used-to-have-a-strong-moral-safety-net-for-its-people-today/)

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> [Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/having-robbed-children-of-any-sense-that-their-father-is-in-heaven/)

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> [Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/republican-values-strong-families-faith-personal-responsibility-and/)

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> [For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/for-the-record-i-believe-elected-officials-should-talk-about-faith/)

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> [Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/part-of-america-s-greatness-is-its-willingness-to-care-for-those-who/)

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> [ I would prefer every \[American\] state keep the definition of marriage that's prevailed in Western civilization for a couple thousand years. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/i-would-prefer-every-american-state-keep-the-definition-of-marriage/)

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> [All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/all-of-my-judges-will-want-to-welcome-every-child-into-the-world-give/)

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> [Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/obviously-marriage-is-not-a-synonym-for-morality-but-stable-marriages/)

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> [I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/i-believe-if-more-american-children-read-the-ten-commandments-and-are/)

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