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
driving spike
It was like driving a spike through our hearts.
behind glad
I'm glad that this matter's put behind us,
fashion grow orderly question sure
It's not a question of slowing. It's a question of making sure that we can grow in an orderly fashion,
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Education leaders in the nation agree that it's a good approach.
clear fight good governor great individual power presence testament truth
My very presence here, as governor of this great state... is testament to the power of an individual to fight for truth and clear his own good name.
above division heal party rise
to rise above party and division to heal our people.
We exchanged secrets, as friends always do, and I never worried,
great proudest
I think it was a great program, ... It was one of the things I'm proudest of.
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Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.
school college names
We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.
want expansion prosperity
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity
growth sides traffic
Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth
government georgia honest
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government
law long people
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it