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Quotes by Ernie Fletcher

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
– Ernie Fletcher
As we enter a new year, we are at a crossroad. One way is the timid status quo, with a budget that bridles our future. The other way is a courageous course that unbridles opportunity and prosperity. But to forge that path we must pass tax modernization.
– Ernie Fletcher
Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.
– Ernie Fletcher
Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and then follow the jobs we choose to completion.
– Ernie Fletcher
My vision for Kentucky is a Commonwealth where there is so much economic opportunity, and our quality of life is so high, that people who are born here can stay here, and people who aren't fortunate enough to be born in Kentucky, can look forward to locating here.
– Ernie Fletcher
State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from progress, and need from remedy.
– Ernie Fletcher
The geography of Kentucky is drawn not only on the map but also on the culture. Everyone here, regardless of age, lives as part of a generation that has yet to know the full power of true unity as Kentuckians, one and all.
– Ernie Fletcher
This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different.
– Ernie Fletcher
This is a new year and we have a new opportunity. We are all Kentuckians and we all want Kentucky to flourish and prosper.
– Ernie Fletcher
We will attract more people to Kentucky by lowering our income tax rate. In fact, lowering the income tax rate is the single most important thing we can do to create opportunity.
– Ernie Fletcher
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.
– Ernie Fletcher