My father couldn't speak ...

My father couldn't speak English when he went to the first grade and I had to work in a factory over Christmas and summer vacations. And I think that's the American way and one of the things that excites me about this race is that pretty much everything I've done I've started at the bottom and been able to finish at the top.
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 George Pataki

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We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century.
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I’m a Republican who embraces science and understands we have to work with the next generation of Millennials to have the innovation and technology so that we can grow a 21st century economy.
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When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
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After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.
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 George Pataki
Let's make New York the safest state in America - that must be our goal. Let's achieve it together.
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 George Pataki