As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.

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Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid...

Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid...

When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible...

When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible...

The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's...

The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's...

I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our...

I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our...

Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to...

Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to...

I don't believe we need the government's help as much as some think we do....

I don't believe we need the government's help as much as some think we do....

I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask -...

I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask -...

I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would...

I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would...

Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in...

Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in...

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on...

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on...

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can...

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can...

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that....

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that....

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your...

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your...

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained...

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained...

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government...

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government...

If I could be reincarnated as a fabric, I would come back as a 38...

If I could be reincarnated as a fabric, I would come back as a 38...

I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of...

I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of...

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand...

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand...

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get...

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished...