Martin O'Malley quotes

Martin O'Malley is an American politician and attorney who served as the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of Baltimore. He is recognized for his progressive policies on issues such as healthcare, education, and same-sex marriage. He ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Our parents and grandparents understood this truth deeply. They believed - as we do - that to create jobs, a modern economy requires modern investments: educating, innovating and rebuilding for our children's future. Building an economy to last, from the middle class up, not from the billionaires down. (Martin O'Malley)
The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members. View quote
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So, look, in order to move our country forward, we have to do the things our parents and grandparents did. They believed enough in our country to invest in our country, to create jobs, to make modern investments. And those are the things that we need to get back to with a balanced approach. View quote
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In 2013, Maryland had the second highest job creation rate of any state in the Mid Atlantic region - faster than both Pennsylvania and Virginia. View quote
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All of us, wherever we happen to stand on the marriage equality issue, can agree that all our children deserve the opportunity to live in a loving, caring, committed, and stable home, protected equally under the law. View quote
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But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush. View quote
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Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we give our children a future of more or a future of less - this, too, is a choice. View quote
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Romney economics would spell disaster for America's middle class. In this economy there are shipbuilders and ship wreckers. View quote
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In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice. View quote
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We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction. View quote
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Facts are facts: No president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the Great Depression inherited a worse economy, bigger job losses or deeper problems from his predecessor. But President Obama is moving America forward, not back. (Martin O'Malley)