“I certainly wouldn't want to be a Republican who votes to significantl...” — Tate Reeves Quote

“I certainly wouldn't want to be a Republican who votes to significantly increase taxes for certain segments of the general public.”

“It is my mission to spend every single day creating a climate where good careers are plentiful - with every Mississippian prepared to pursue them.”

“Our state, we do not allow mail-in voting and the reason we don't allow mail-in voting is we don't think that - we think it allows for lots of opportunities for fraud and other things. And I don't think mail-in voting should be allowed in other states around the nation.”

“The approach I take to legislation a lot of times is that Mississippi has been a state for 198 years, and if we have made it this long without a particular law being on the books, we can probably make it another year without it.”

“Now, I can admit that as a young boy growing up in Florence, I couldn't have understood the pain that some of our neighbors felt when they looked at our flag - a pain that made many feel unwelcome and unwanted.”

“My opinion is not valuable to the general public.”

“Historical novels are hard to do for the general public for commercial writers like myself.”

“Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public.”

“There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.”

“It is scrutiny by the general public that keeps the powerful honest.”

“I look at Facebook a fair bit. I see what's posted. I see the travesties and illegalities of what police forces do. And I also see and understand that it is sanctioned by the general public - or we would do something.”