On abortion:
“I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, that we should sustain and support it. I sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice.” – Debate with Senator Edward Kennedy, 1984.
“What I would like to see happen would be for the Supreme Court to say, look, we’re going to overturn Roe v. Wade and return to the states the authority to decide whether they want to have abortion or not, state by state. That’s the way it was before Roe v. Wade. So I am firmly pro-life. – Town hall meeting, Hopkinton, NH, 2011.
On Vietnam:
“I was not planning on signing up for the military. It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam.” – Quoted by the Boston Herald, 1994
“I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there and in some ways in was frustrating not to feel like I was there as part of the troops that were fighting in Vietnam.” – Quoted by the Boston Globe, 2007.
On gun control:
“Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts.” – Signing ceremony for bill banning assault weapons, 2004.
“I don’t support any gun control legislation, the effort for a new assault weapons ban, with a ban on semi-automatic weapons, is something I would oppose. – Interview with conservative bloggers, 2008.
On health care reform:
“I’m proud of what we’ve done. If Massachusetts succeeds in implementing (Romneycare), then that will be a model for the nation.” – Speech in Baltimore, 2007.
“At the time I crafted the plan in the last campaign I was asked is (Romneycare) something that you would have the whole nation do, and I said no. This is something that was crafted for Massachusetts. It would be wrong to adopt this as a nation.” – Presidential primary debate, 2011.
