25 Quotes by Mike Beebe

There have been three major court cases in the last 25 years on this. Each one of those court cases set a different test. The court keeps changing the rules. ... I'm not being critical necessarily of that. Courts can change the rules. Times change, standards change, rules change, tests change, the approaches change.

It would be better if we got out in front of it, where the court wouldn't have to do it. It would be better if we could anticipate and it would be better where we could provide those opportunities for our young people, so we're not just reacting or responding to a court case.

As chief law enforcement officer, you can't condone illegality and I don't. You also have the humanitarian approach to realize that a lot of these people are here and trying to contribute economically.

This is about the issues we face in Poinsett County.

You can't just abandon the generation you already have in the process.

This is the kind of research and development we need to be seeking and exploring. Countries like China and India know exactly what they?re going to do 10 years from now. They?re going to take things from us. The challenge for us is to figure out what we?re going to do it 10 years from now that no one else has a clue about.

It's a never-ending battle that we will continue from year to year. Hopefully it won't be court battles. Hopefully it won't be involved in lawsuits and Supreme Court cases. Hopefully it will be missions and policies that are directed by the electorate of the people.

If you do that, you do a number of things. You elevate the chances of those children being successful because they don't enter so far behind and stay so far behind. You also advance the progress of the kids who didn't need it because the entire class moves faster.

I support any clarification that private property shouldn't be taken for private purposes.