Pete du Pont

“We have to get government out of the job of picking winners and losers in the economy.”

“The best social program is a job.”

“Ideas are the most powerful force in the world, and they should be debated.”

“It's time to replace the welfare state with an opportunity society.”

“Education is the key to opportunity. It's a ticket to the middle class and beyond.”

“Free enterprise is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known.”

“We need to stop borrowing from our children's future to pay for the present.”

“The first role of government is to protect the rights of its citizens, not to run their lives.”

“The challenge is to create a system where every child has a chance to succeed.”

“Let's empower individuals, not bureaucracies.”

“Our goal must be nothing less than a revolutionary renewal of American education.”

“We cannot be a world-class city without a world-class airport.”