I am totally a fringe candidate, and so is Bill Weld: you know, two Republican governors serving in heavily blue states, outspoken, small government guys, outspoken on the social liberal side. We’re fringe, totally. We’re fringe. – Gary Johnson
In a zero corporate tax rate environment, if the private sector doesn’t create tens of millions of jobs, then I don’t know what it takes to create tens of millions of jobs. – Gary Johnson
My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders. – Gary Johnson
I’m going to make the claim that I’m stronger than Obama when it comes to civil liberties, and I’m going to make the claim that I’m stronger than Romney when it comes to dollars and cents. – Gary Johnson
Am I not correct in saying that Iran has never voiced that they are developing a nuclear weapon, nor do they have any intention of using a nuclear weapon against the United States? That’s never actually been voiced. I don’t know where that has come from, but it hasn’t been from Iran. – Gary Johnson
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. – Gary Johnson
We should be open to a discussion on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. I don’t know how that manifests itself, but I’m looking to get elected president of the United States. I just want to let people know I have an open mind about how we might – how government might – interject itself in a lot of the problems we have. – Gary Johnson
I’ve always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I’d win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I’m still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico. – Gary Johnson
I think that the best that government can do for you and I as individuals is to empower you and I to make decisions that only you and I should make. – Gary Johnson
I would say that a wasted vote is voting for anybody you don’t believe in. If you believe in the third party, that’s the guy you need to voice for. That’s how you change things. – Gary Johnson
I am actually one of those who took President Obama at his word when he first ran – that he would get us out of ill-advised wars, that he would do something about health care costs, and that he would protect civil liberties. Like many Americans, I was disappointed. – Gary Johnson
We should make it as easy as possible to be able to get a legal work visa – not citizenship, not a green card. Just a work visa, with a background check and a Social Security card so that applicable taxes would get paid. – Gary Johnson
This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime. – Gary Johnson
With regard to Trump, he’s saying some things that I just think are ridiculous and would disqualify any other candidate. – Gary Johnson
I don’t seek the counsel of God. God doesn’t speak to me on what I should or shouldn’t do. – 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. – Gary Johnson
One of the biggest concerns that many voters have with both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but particularly with Ms. Clinton, is the sense that she uses government power to advance her personal and political interests. She is the very status quo. Americans want that changed. – Gary Johnson
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. – Gary Johnson
We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It’s about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable. – Gary Johnson
My supporters are people who believe in being fiscally responsible and socially accepting. I think most people are in that category. Speaking with a broad brushstroke, those are my supporters. – Gary Johnson
Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won’t work. – Gary Johnson
People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils… Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it’s happening. There’s no dialogue regarding meaningful change. – Gary Johnson
I think Hillary is going to be more hawkish perhaps than Obama. Perhaps more hawkish than Trump. Trump, though, is really a windshield wiper. He says one thing that makes sense and then says something that doesn’t make sense. – Gary Johnson
I ran two campaigns for governor in a state that’s 2-1 Democrat where I did not mention my opponent in print, radio, or television. I don’t know if any other politician at a gubernatorial, congressional, or a senatorial level can make the claim. – Gary Johnson
This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I’m speaking as a border state. – Gary Johnson
My next-door neighbor’s two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration. – Gary Johnson
Would this country be better off if no one drank? Yes, it would be, but we tried that; it doesn’t work. I don’t want to tell anybody that they can’t have as many drinks as they want every single night of the week as long as they don’t get behind the wheel of a car. – Gary Johnson