America will be ...

America will be disadvantaged, just like Detroit was disadvantaged when they couldn't build smaller cars in the '70s or '80s. The world shifts.
 Jerry Brown

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I question whether we can afford to teach mother macramé when Johnny still can't read.
 Jerry Brown
My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
 Jerry Brown
When I was Governor, Louis Kelso went out of his way to brief me. I was very impressed, but I was never able to get any of the economists in state government to give him the help his plan deserves.
 Jerry Brown
Basically, if you have above-average intelligence, you have common sense and you can speak in front of a camera and to a crowd, you can govern the state.
 Jerry Brown
We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions.
 Jerry Brown