Gary Johnson

Every single figure on Mount Rushmore was a third party at one time or another, so third parties become major parties, and I think that the Libertarian Party may become my major party. ”

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches. ”

Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom. ”

Our government should not be spying on the electronic communications of American citizens. Nor should our iPhones or Android devices be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures. ”

I think I view the system the same way that Ayn Rand views the system - that it really oppresses those that create, if you will, and tries to take away from those that produce and give to the non-producers. ”

We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. ”

As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it. ”

The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable. ”

Balance the federal budget now, not 15 years from now, not 20 years from now, but now. And throw out the entire federal tax system, replace it with a fair tax, a consumption tax, that by all measurements is just that. It's fair. ”

It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees. ”