It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.
Mitt RomneyFor those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.
Mitt RomneyMoral certainty, clear standards, and a commitment to spiritual ideals will set you apart in a world that searches for meaning.
Mitt RomneyOur example - and commitment - to freedom has changed the world. But along with the genius of our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights, is the equal genius of our economic system. Our Founding Fathers endeavored to create a moral and just society like no other in history, and out of that grew a moral and just economic system the likes of which the world had never seen. Our freedom, what it means to be an American, has been defined and sustained by the liberating power of the free enterprise system.
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