Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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Maynard Jackson was a bear of a man. But he had to have a body that's big to house the heart that beat within his soul.
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My daddy used to say, 'Have you ever wondered why two stores sit side by side, and one makes money and the other doesn't?' And at 14 or 15 I didn't care, but he'd always tell me anyway. It was management. And what's true for a store is true for the governor.
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What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.
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It was tremendously uplifting knowing how he had given his life and was then victorious. If he didn't give his all on Calvary, we wouldn't have anything to stand on.
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This one focused on instead of asking God for things to benefit just us as individuals, we should look around more and see what we can do for him.
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Improving education is the single greatest thing we can do for the people of Georgia, but there are other things we also need to do.
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Georgia was blessed with strong leaders who avoided the kind of divisive distractions that held back most other cities and states in the South.
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I hope you all agree that we're moving in the right direction to protect Georgia as a great place. But we also need to protect Georgia as a people.
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This is not about destroying heritage, ... This is about being united as one people.
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Last, but certainly not least, we must continue to cut the taxes that Georgians pay, by increasing the homestead exemption on homes and family farms.
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If you dislike the process, take it out on me. I am fair game. But don't put our people to anguish because of something that is not their fault.
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It's been a long path. I've had a lot of good help. I'm ready for the general election.