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title: "5 Illegal Quotes By Newt Gingrich"
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> [We need to quit subsidizing the costs for illegal immigrants' residency in America immediately. How long will we allow them to siphon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/we-need-to-quit-subsidizing-the-costs-for-illegal-immigrants/)

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

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> [See, when I smoked pot it was illegal, but not immoral. Now, it is illegal AND immoral. The law didn't change, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/see-when-i-smoked-pot-it-was-illegal-but-not-immoral-now-it-is/)

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

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> [If you import a commercial quantity of illegal drugs… it is because you have made the personal decision that you are prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/if-you-import-a-commercial-quantity-of-illegal-drugs-it-is-because/)

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

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> [The idea that the United States can't guard its own border is silly. It's a sign that were not serious about this...people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/the-idea-that-the-united-states-can-t-guard-its-own-border-is-silly/)

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

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> [Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works. So they literally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/really-poor-children-in-really-poor-neighborhoods-have-no-habits-of-2/)

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

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## Other authors on Illegal

## 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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