“The president's grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars.” BelieveSeemsGovernmentJobsPresidentClassEconomicMiddlePaidDollarsExperimentsRecoveryMiddle ClassSincerelyBorrowedTrickle DownEconomic RecoverySpedGovernment Jobs Author:Mitch Daniels
“We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will?” IfsBelieveEconomyBalanceCitizensFellowsAssumingDon't BelieveDebtDrawingSheetsBalance Sheets Author:Mitch Daniels
“We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer.” BelievePurposeCitizensDollarsOwnersDiminish Author:Mitch Daniels
“We believe that government works for the benefit of private life, and not the other way around.” WayBelieveGovernmentBenefitsPrivate LifeGovernment Work Author:Mitch Daniels
“I believe that the Right to Work issue is a perfectly appropriate one for Indiana to look at.” BelieveLooksI BelieveIssuesAppropriateIndiana Author:Mitch Daniels
“If we don't believe in Americans, who will? I do believe. I've seen it in the people of our very typical corner of the nation.” PeopleIfsBelieveNationsDon't BelieveCornersTypical Author:Mitch Daniels
“We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.” BelieveStatesMightBlackCuttingIgnoranceTaxesBillsNotionRitualQuaintRaising TaxesHoosiers Author:Mitch Daniels
“I certainly believe in limited government but protecting children against injury abuse is certainly inside my sphere of things that the government should do.” ShouldBelieveChildrenGovernmentAbuseInjurySpheresLimited GovernmentProtecting Children Author:Mitch Daniels
