--- title: "23 People Quotes By Howard Dean" description: "23 People quotes by Howard Dean. Plus more from Howard Dean and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/howard-dean-3196_allegiance_i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance_972274.jpg" --- > [I may be controversial, but my allegiance is to people outside the Beltway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance-is-to-people-outside-the/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/howard-dean-3196_allegiance_i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance_972274.jpg) > [I supported the war in Afghanistan because 3000 of our people were murdered and I thought we had a right to defend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-because-3000-of-our-people-were/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/howard-dean-3196_afghanistan_i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-becau_2287198.jpg) > [From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-had-thought-homosexuality-is-a/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/howard-dean-3196_gay_from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-ha_1386323.jpg) > [That's one of the things about the Tea Party people. They think corporations have too much influence in American life and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/that-s-one-of-the-things-about-the-tea-party-people-they-think/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/howard-dean-3196_american-life_that-s-one-of-the-things-about-the-tea-p_1202492.jpg) > [You think people can work all day and then pick up their kids at child care or wherever and get home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/you-think-people-can-work-all-day-and-then-pick-up-their-kids-at/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/howard-dean-3196_can-do_you-think-people-can-work-all-day-and-th_1268890.jpg) > [I've resisted pronouncing a sentence before guilt is found. I will have this old-fashioned notion that even with people like Osama, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-ve-resisted-pronouncing-a-sentence-before-guilt-is-found-i-will/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/howard-dean-3196_executive-power_i-ve-resisted-pronouncing-a-sentence-bef_1755010.jpg) > [Most Christmas carols have no obvious religious content, or at least that's noticeable to most people. I mean, it is almost by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/most-christmas-carols-have-no-obvious-religious-content-or-at-least/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/howard-dean-3196_carols_most-christmas-carols-have-no-obvious-re_389827.jpg) > [Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party. We get lectured by people all day long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/hypocrisy-is-a-value-that-i-think-has-been-embraced-by-the-republican/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/howard-dean-3196_hypocrisy_hypocrisy-is-a-value-that-i-think-has-be_1387557.jpg) > [At every turn when there has been an imbalance of power, the truth questioned, or our beliefs and values distorted, the change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/at-every-turn-when-there-has-been-an-imbalance-of-power-the-truth/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/howard-dean-3196_balance-of-power_at-every-turn-when-there-has-been-an-imb_3038355.jpg) > [And people in America are very practical people across the political spectrum. Very conservative women want their kids, their daughters taking birth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/and-people-in-america-are-very-practical-people-across-the-political/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/howard-dean-3196_america_and-people-in-america-are-very-practical_2548812.jpg) > [My view of Christianity is that the hallmark of being a Christian is to reach out to people who have been left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/my-view-of-christianity-is-that-the-hallmark-of-being-a-christian-is/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/howard-dean-3196_aspect_my-view-of-christianity-is-that-the-hall_2607034.jpg) > [People have said I'm the candidate of anger. Well, we have a right to be angry. We lost 3 million jobs. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/people-have-said-i-m-the-candidate-of-anger-well-we-have-a-right-to/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/howard-dean-3196_anger_people-have-said-i-m-the-candidate-of-an_1570236.jpg) > [What John McCain didn't realize was that Sarah Palin was his demographic. He thought he was appealing to younger women, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/what-john-mccain-didn-t-realize-was-that-sarah-palin-was-his/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/howard-dean-3196_guy_what-john-mccain-didn-t-realize-was-that_1222222.jpg) > [The pitfall of what's happening in the media is if you're under thirty, you get your news from the Internet and The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/the-pitfall-of-what-s-happening-in-the-media-is-if-you-re-under/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/howard-dean-3196_bad-thing_the-pitfall-of-what-s-happening-in-the-m_2943437.jpg) > [I learned that the American people are pretty great people. And they are just poorly served by their leadership, and Washington's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-learned-that-the-american-people-are-pretty-great-people-and-they/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/howard-dean-3196_american-people_i-learned-that-the-american-people-are-p_2961373.jpg) > [I think democracy fails under a variety of conditions and one of the conditions occurs when people don't have the ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-think-democracy-fails-under-a-variety-of-conditions-and-one-of-the/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/howard-dean-3196_ability_i-think-democracy-fails-under-a-variety_1002653.jpg) > [Touch-screen voting machines absolutely cannot be relied upon. Our recommendation was optiscan ballots - where you actually have custody of the actual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/touch-screen-voting-machines-absolutely-cannot-be-relied-upon-our/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/howard-dean-3196_computer_touch-screen-voting-machines-absolutely_2901103.jpg) > [Prison is an important part of life. We can't have violent people running around in the streets. (3 out of 4 federal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/prison-is-an-important-part-of-life-we-can-t-have-violent-people/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/howard-dean-3196_art-of-life_prison-is-an-important-part-of-life-we-c_3061275.jpg) > [We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I'm tired of hearing people in the private sector…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/we-owe-something-to-the-government-to-grow-up-in-this-great-country-i/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/howard-dean-3196_amount_we-owe-something-to-the-government-to-gr_1420356.jpg) > [I think most people... would be glad to pay the same taxes they paid when Bill Clinton was president, if only they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-think-most-people-would-be-glad-to-pay-the-same-taxes-they-paid/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/howard-dean-3196_bills_i-think-most-people-would-be-glad-to-pay_2526354.jpg) > [The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite. We don't need to spend $200 and $300 and $500 billion dollars bringing democracy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/the-iraqi-prime-minister-is-an-anti-semite-we-don-t-need-to-spend-200/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/howard-dean-3196_believe_the-iraqi-prime-minister-is-an-anti-semi_443911.jpg) > [Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/look-i-m-not-a-perfect-person-i-have-my-warts-i-sometimes-say-things/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/howard-dean-3196_believe_look-i-m-not-a-perfect-person-i-have-my_88525.jpg) > [There are definitely some people who cheat, but how come we're only focusing on people who are on welfare who cheat, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/there-are-definitely-some-people-who-cheat-but-how-come-we-re-only/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/howard-dean-3196_cheat_there-are-definitely-some-people-who-che_2198195.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Howard Dean > [This country was the moral leader of the world until George Bush became president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/this-country-was-the-moral-leader-of-the-world-until-george-bush/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [I think in general the ends do not justify the means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-think-in-general-the-ends-do-not-justify-the-means/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [The way we're going to win elections in this country is not to become Republican lite. The way we're going to win elections in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/the-way-we-re-going-to-win-elections-in-this-country-is-not-to-become/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/as-governor-i-came-to-believe-that-the-death-penalty-would-be-a-just/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/look-i-m-not-a-perfect-person-i-have-my-warts-i-sometimes-say-things/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [The issue is not abortion. The issue is whether women can make up their own mind instead of some right-wing pastor, some right-wing politician…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/the-issue-is-not-abortion-the-issue-is-whether-women-can-make-up/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [We have to say what we believe... whether it's popular or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/we-have-to-say-what-we-believe-whether-it-s-popular-or-not/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [When you - when you - and this is still going on today - are making your money by pushing paper around, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/when-you-when-you-and-this-is-still-going-on-today-are-making-your/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-hate-the-republicans-and-everything-they-stand-for/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat to the United States and to our allies. If Saddam persists in thumbing his nose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/there-s-no-question-that-saddam-hussein-is-a-threat-to-the-united/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [The truth is the President of the United States used the same device that Slobodan Milosevic used in Serbia. When you appeal to homophobia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/the-truth-is-the-president-of-the-united-states-used-the-same-device/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [There's been more than one time when I've said something, and sort of the middle of what I've said is not said but thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/there-s-been-more-than-one-time-when-i-ve-said-something-and-sort-of/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [I don't care what you label me as long as you call me president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-don-t-care-what-you-label-me-as-long-as-you-call-me-president/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [Donald Trump has used lawsuits as a weapon throughout his entire business career, and whether they're frivolous or not has nothing to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/donald-trump-has-used-lawsuits-as-a-weapon-throughout-his-entire/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) > [What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic party leadership is supporting the president's unilateral attack on Iraq?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/what-i-want-to-know-is-why-in-the-world-the-democratic-party/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/howard-dean/#itemlist", "name": "23 People Quotes By Howard Dean", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I may be controversial, but my allegiance is to people outside the Beltway.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance-is-to-people-outside-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/howard-dean-3196_allegiance_i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance_972274.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/howard-dean-3196_allegiance_i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance_972274.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/howard-dean-3196_allegiance_i-may-be-controversial-but-my-allegiance_972274.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I may be controversial, but my allegiance is to people outside the Beltway.” — Howard Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I supported the war in Afghanistan because 3000 of our people were murdered and I thought we had a right to defend the people of the United States.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-because-3000-of-our-people-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/howard-dean-3196_afghanistan_i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-becau_2287198.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/howard-dean-3196_afghanistan_i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-becau_2287198.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/howard-dean-3196_afghanistan_i-supported-the-war-in-afghanistan-becau_2287198.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I supported the war in Afghanistan because 3000 of our people were murdered and I thought we had a right to…” — Howard Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-had-thought-homosexuality-is-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/howard-dean-3196_gay_from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-ha_1386323.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/howard-dean-3196_gay_from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-ha_1386323.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/howard-dean-3196_gay_from-a-religious-point-of-view-if-god-ha_1386323.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay…” — Howard Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's one of the things about the Tea Party people. 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