Bob Taft Quotes

• Ohioans are practical. We’re a can-do people. Give us a problem, we’ll give you a solution.

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• Everything depends on a good job – strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.

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• A dynamic economy begins with a good education.

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• If we are to create tomorrow’s jobs, we can’t remain frozen in time in yesterday’s tax system.

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• Let us seize the special opportunity that is ours to act boldly and decisively at a time when the eyes of our fellow citizens, both present and future, are upon us.

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• Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return.

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• We all share a common goal – we want our children to succeed.

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• We stand strong together – as Americans – many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God.

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• We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.

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• Whether we knew many who died on September 11 or personally knew none, we all lost something on that day. Innocence. Security. A trust that our homeland would always be safe.

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• We live in a land like no other – a land of freedom and opportunity unparalleled on the face of the globe.

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• We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93, who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for our times.

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• What happened on September 11 compels us to focus on who we are as Americans, what we stand for, what really matters in our lives – family, friends, faith and freedom.

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• What we don’t talk about enough is Ohio’s unique and remarkable quality of life. We are a state of cities, small towns and growing suburbs where life is affordable and destinations within reach. There is no better place to raise a family.

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Bob Taft (14)

Birth:	8th January, 1942
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Bob Taft was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an American Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999 and 2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007. He attended Yale University, where he was a member of the Yale Political Union, and graduated with a B.A. in government in 1963. He later attended the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, receiving an M.A., again in government, in 1967. In 1976, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Taft was elected as a Republican to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1976 to 1981, and then was Hamilton County commissioner from 1981 to 1990.

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