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The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Cannot Democracy Depend Does Ethics Journalistic Media Nation Our Play Role Trouble Vital We Cannot

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I don't think the federal government should be involved in making life work, right? I mean, the enumerated powers - the state level is fine. The local level's fine. But not - I do not want the federal government trying to make my life work.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Federal Federal Government Fine Government Involved Level Life Local Make Making Mean My Life Powers Right Should State Think Trying Want Work

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The only problem with Republican principles is no one's following them.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Following Only Principles Problem Republican Them

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I'm a Ph.D. in economics, and so you analyze every situation uniquely because every international situation is unique.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Analyze Because Economics Every International Situation Unique Uniquely You

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My hero Socrates trained Plato on a rock. How much did that cost? So the greatest minds in history became the greatest minds in history without spending a lot of money.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Became Cost Did Greatest Hero History How How Much Lot Minds Money Much Plato Rock Socrates Spending Trained Without

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I'm not anti-Wall Street - I'm anti-distortions to free markets.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Free Free Markets Markets Street

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I take policy seriously; I'm not just trying to be a political hack.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Hack Just Policy Political Seriously Take Trying

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I have an ethics background. It doesn't mean you're perfect. But I tried to set an entirely different bar for politics in D.C. that's based on ethics and first principles and political philosophy, and not this constant bickering of, 'Are you Right or Left?'

~Dave Brat

Topics: Background Bar Based Bickering Constant Different Entirely Ethics First Left Mean Perfect Philosophy Political Politics Principles Right Set Tried You I Tried

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In terms of personalities - I don't care about the personalities, I want leadership that's in favor of my principles: free markets, adherence to the Constitution, and equal treatment for everyone under the law.

~Dave Brat

Topics: About Adherence Care Constitution Equal Everyone Favor Free Free Markets Law Leadership Markets Personalities Principles Terms Treatment Want

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I like Ronald Reagan, who didn't play crass politics, and he just articulated and delivered on broad themes that were needed. Free markets meant free markets. Deregulation. Lower tax rates. Strong national defense. And he was credible and believable.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Believable Broad Credible Defense Delivered Free Free Markets He Just Like Lower Markets Meant National National Defense Needed Play Politics Rates Reagan Ronald Reagan Strong Tax Tax Rates Themes Were Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: Unknown

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