That’s the first sign you know you’re a Libertarian. You see the red light. You stop. You realize that there’s not a car in sight. And you put your foot on the gas. – Gary Johnson
I hope that people will see that we don’t have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices to slightly different flavors of the status quo. It is, in fact, possible to join the fray, stand up for principles and offer a real alternative. – Gary Johnson
As governor of New Mexico, I would have – I signed a bill banning late term abortion. I’ve always favored parental notification. I’ve always favored counseling. I’ve always favored the notion of no public funds used for abortion. – Gary Johnson
If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower. – Gary Johnson
Everyone else is parsing it in terms of lowering the corporate income tax. Eliminate it. It’s not that big of a generator of income, and it’s a double tax. Get rid of it, and you would have an explosion of hiring. – Gary Johnson
I think libertarians need somebody who can articulate getting from A to Z. But you know, if G is achievable, how about it? Let’s get there! – Gary Johnson
If I could wave a magic wand, we would eliminate income tax; we would eliminate corporate tax. We would abolish the IRS, and we could replace all of it with one federal consumption tax. – Gary Johnson
Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches. – Gary Johnson
I had my freedom, and I had my comfortable life, but I couldn’t accept the fact that the politicians were making it increasingly difficult for my kids and millions of others to achieve their dreams as I had achieved mine. So, in 2012, I ran for president. – Gary Johnson
Would the world be a better place if all drugs were legalized tomorrow? Absolutely. But pragmatically speaking, you’re not going to go from the criminalization of all drugs to the legalization of drugs overnight. – Gary Johnson
Let’s abolish the IRS, let’s eliminate income tax, let’s eliminate corporate tax, let’s balance the federal budget, and if we need a tax, it can be one federal consumption tax. – Gary Johnson
Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don’t really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion. – Gary Johnson
My fear is that people associate Rand Paul’s social conservatism with libertarianism, when it’s not. – Gary Johnson
Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That’s one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government. – Gary Johnson
I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman’s right to choose. – Gary Johnson
I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged. – Gary Johnson
I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected. – Gary Johnson
I’m one of the people that, when I hear Republicans talk about repealing Obamacare, I just want to roll my eyes. Republicans talk about reform to the healthcare, and they talk about selling insurance across state lines, and that’s their solution? – Gary Johnson
I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight. He’s seeing how high the Mexican pole vaulters go. – Gary Johnson
If we had zero corporate tax in this country, tens of millions of jobs would get created in this country for no other reason. – Gary Johnson
I believe in a strong national defense. But it’s my belief that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan poses a threat to national security, and we shouldn’t be involved in either area. – Gary Johnson
I was opposed to the government mandating that restaurants not allow people to smoke, believing it becomes the customer’s choice whether they go in or not. But then, I thought, ‘What about the employees? Aren’t they hostage to a smoking environment, even if they don’t smoke?’ – Gary Johnson
We’re on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. – Gary Johnson
We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. ‘America, land of liberty and freedom?’ You know, that’s baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars. – Gary Johnson
Hillary – at the end of the day, isn’t that going to be about bigger government? Isn’t that going to be about more taxes? – Gary Johnson
Any movement at all that reduces disease, that reduces overdoses, that reduces property crime, that reduces violent crime, is good. – Gary Johnson
I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government. – Gary Johnson
I’m finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I’m finding myself really angry over what’s happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I’m angry about cap and trade. And I’ve been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. – Gary Johnson
I believe we can, and must, strike a balance between our shared American values of religious liberty and freedom from discrimination. My concerns lie with the possible consequences of politically-driven legislation which claims to promote religious liberty but instead rolls back the legal protections held by LGBT Americans. – Gary Johnson
I don’t personally have a sense that life starts at conception. I don’t personally have that sense. – Gary Johnson
