Speeches at the Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University's Insitute of Politics)


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Abortion     Steve Forbes: Restrictions now; persuasion to make them disappear.

Budget & Economy     Martin O`Malley: Concentration of wealth leads to worse economy for all.     Steve Forbes: Set money supply via gold prices to lower interest rates.

Civil Rights     Jim Gilmore: Never allow terrorists limit our commitment to liberty.     Christie Todd Whitman: Do not allow president’s power to corrupt feminist values.     Gary Bauer: Gay agenda opposed when it involves the rest of the public.     Gary Bauer: Encourages converting gays to straight marriage.     Gary Bauer: Let states make gay laws-majority wants traditional values.     Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech.

Corporations     Martin O`Malley: Break up too-big-to-fail banks before they break us.

Drugs     Rudy Giuliani: Drug policy should be an integral part of foreign policy.     Steve Forbes: Societal self-help is like 1820s Temperance Movement.

Education     Steve Forbes: Inner city schools: Parental choice over bureaucracy.     Steve Forbes: Parental control will work even in inner cities.

Energy & Oil     Christie Todd Whitman: Don't say "no" to drilling nor wind farms.     Christie Todd Whitman: There should be a mandatory cap on emissions.     Christie Todd Whitman: Practical to require car companies to increase gas mileage.

Environment     Christie Todd Whitman: Expect $500B to repair aging water infrastructure.

Families & Children     Hillary Clinton: “It Takes a Village” is about relationships, not geography.

Foreign Policy     Gary Bauer: America should advance & protect freedom worldwide.     Gary Bauer: Three principles of a moral foreign policy.     Gary Bauer: End of Cold War does not end US involvement abroad.     Gary Bauer: Moral obligation to speak out for Chinese Christians.

Free Trade     Gary Bauer: Corporations should serve America as well as shareholders.     Gary Bauer: Chinese policy should be based on morality, not trade.     Gary Bauer: Free trade with China makes us forget our deepest values.     Gary Bauer: Target sanctions against companies owned by Chinese Army.     Gary Bauer: When we invest in China, they play us for suckers.

Government Reform     Andrew Cuomo: I believe in a collective vision, not individual outcomes.     Doris Haddock: Democracy is the antidote for corruption.     Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech.     Bill Bradley: Citizen distrust of gov’t is based on money in politics.     Bill Bradley: Airwaves are public property; use them as public forum.     Bill Bradley: To qualify for funding, candidates must debate.     Steve Forbes: Term limits needed to open system to citizens.     Steve Forbes: Eliminate Commerce Dept, FCC, & other ‘alphabet agencies’.

Health Care     Susan Collins: Multi-year increase for NIH funding for biomedical research.     Steve Forbes: Medicare reform: Power to consumers, not bureaucracy.

Homeland Security     Jim Gilmore: Fighting terrorism too important for partisan politics.     Jim Gilmore: Was Governor of Virginia during 9/11 Pentagon attack.     Gary Bauer: Expand NATO; stay engaged abroad; stop defense cuts.     Gary Bauer: Build SDI - don’t leave our citizens defenseless.

Immigration     Andrew Cuomo: Post-9/11 anxiety causes demonization of immigrants.

Principles & Values     Susan Collins: Partisanship is a pendulum; parties will move back to center.     Gary Bauer: Freedom requires virtue; freedom means “liberty under God”.     Gary Bauer: It’s the “American Century” because of America’s values.     Steve Forbes: We won the Cold War; why isn’t US a better place to live?     Steve Forbes: For 80 years, we focused on war; now focus at home.     Steve Forbes: Values and economics are one and the same.     Steve Forbes: Spending contributions is like spending taxes; Steve won’t.

Tax Reform     Martin O`Malley: Trickle-Down tax cuts underinvest in our nation.     Paul Ryan: OpEd: plenty of tax loopholes; but mostly for middle class.     Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not.     Steve Forbes: Bible has 700,000 words; Tax Code has 7 million. Junk it.     Steve Forbes: Tax system fosters corruption and moral breakdown.     Steve Forbes: Flat income tax with large exemptions; no savings taxes.     Steve Forbes: Income taxes simple enough to file on a postcard.

Technology     Doris Haddock: Internet creates people-powered democracy.     Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor.     Steve Forbes: Market ensures people won’t get left behind with high tech.

War & Peace     Joe Biden: Iran has some fissile material, but no nuclear weapons.     Gary Bauer: Mideast peace requires a strong and viable Israel.     Gary Bauer: Mideast: Bring message of freedom to Arab world.

Welfare & Poverty     Martin O`Malley: Core of American character is economic opportunity for all.     Rudy Giuliani: Govt stabilizes business; businesses provide jobs.     Steve Forbes: ‘Homestead Act’ for tenants to own projects.     Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor.     Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not.     Steve Forbes: Supports Enterprise Zones as welfare opportunity.

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