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> [The ACLU is an organization with a long and distinguished history of fighting to protect freedom of speech. On the other hand, in recent years, it has carried its mandate to ever more eccentric and often highly destructive lengths. While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/the-aclu-is-an-organization-with-a-long-and-distinguished-history-of/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

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> [ACLU has become eccentric and destructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/aclu-has-become-eccentric-and-destructive/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

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## More by Newt Gingrich

> [Governor Romney may be running for CEO, I'm running for President](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/governor-romney-may-be-running-for-ceo-i-m-running-for-president/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [I want to say unequivocally that while I cherish every person who comes from anywhere, who comes here legally and seeks to pursue happiness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/i-want-to-say-unequivocally-that-while-i-cherish-every-person-who/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Maybe we need a tax credit for the poorest Americans to buy a laptop. Now, maybe that's wrong, maybe that's expensive, maybe we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/maybe-we-need-a-tax-credit-for-the-poorest-americans-to-buy-a-laptop/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [NASA should not be developing its own proprietary version of capabilities it could purchase commercially at much lower cost, especially when we know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/nasa-should-not-be-developing-its-own-proprietary-version-of/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [I will focus on being substantive and I will focus on Barack Obama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/i-will-focus-on-being-substantive-and-i-will-focus-on-barack-obama/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation's global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/stop-costly-new-regulations-that-would-increase-unemployment-raise/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/any-ad-which-quotes-what-i-said-on-sunday-is-a-falsehood/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [It doesn’t matter what I do. People need to hear what I have to say. There’s no one else who can say what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/it-doesn-t-matter-what-i-do-people-need-to-hear-what-i-have-to-say/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Part of why the Tea Party so deeply threatened the elite media is the tea party looked around and suddenly realized, there are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/part-of-why-the-tea-party-so-deeply-threatened-the-elite-media-is-the/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [There was an analyst who came out the other day who's had a long track record of projecting presidential campaigns based on the economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/there-was-an-analyst-who-came-out-the-other-day-who-s-had-a-long/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/i-love-the-environment-but-i-m-cheap-on-the-environment/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [ \[The Clinton health care initiative is\] washed-over old-time bureaucratic liberalism, or centralized bureaucratic socialism. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/the-clinton-health-care-initiative-is-washed-over-old-time/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [The Congressional Budget Office is a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth, does not believe in innovation, and does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/the-congressional-budget-office-is-a-reactionary-socialist/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Heterosexual marriage is the heart of our civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/heterosexual-marriage-is-the-heart-of-our-civilization/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

> [Whether you're talking about Chris Christie, or you're talking about Rick Perry or Scott Walker or John Kasich, there's more interesting evolution at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/whether-you-re-talking-about-chris-christie-or-you-re-talking-about/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

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