Joe Lhota

Politician

1954-10-07

Quotes by Joe Lhota

• The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

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• I was born a limited-government person. I've always had this streak going through me.

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• We've made tremendous strides and changes in the City of New York since 1994.

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• I was born here in the city, born in the Bronx. Son of a cop. One grandfather was a taxi driver; the other was a firefighter. New York is in my DNA.

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• My dad was a New York City cop. His father was a New York City fireman. And my mother's dad was a city taxi driver.

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• I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.

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• Margaret Thatcher was a 20th century visionary who understood the power of individual freedom versus the tyranny of government collectivism. She was a loyal supporter and friend of the United States and her terms as prime minister were marked as the beginning of the resurgence of the economy of the United Kingdom.

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