Roy Barnes Quotes

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• We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight…
• The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.
• The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the
• So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.
• Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.
• No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions
• One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is…
• I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government
• Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth
• I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity
• We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula…
• We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to…
• And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more…
• As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
• The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.
• There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.
• We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.
• But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of…
• Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.
• After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be…

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