Mitt Romney
No Apology is a non-fiction work by Mitt Romney, a politician and businessman who became one of the more prominent figures in early twenty-first-century American public life.
Romney was born on March 12, 1947, at Harper University Hospital. He attended Cranbrook Schools before studying at Stanford University and Brigham Young University, and he later earned degrees from both Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He also served as a Mormon missionary during his younger years. After his education, he worked as a business executive and consultant before moving into elected office. He served as governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007, and in 2012 he became the Republican Party's nominee in the U.S. presidential election.
His political career continued well after that campaign. Romney was elected as a United States senator from Utah and served in that role from 2019 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party and has worked across the roles of politician, businessman, and non-fiction writer throughout his career. In addition to No Apology, he also wrote Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games, another non-fiction book. Romney uses both English and French.
Romney has received two notable honors. He was awarded the Gold Olympic Order, a recognition connected to his engagement with the Olympic Games reflected in Turnaround. He also received the Profile in Courage Award. His Senate term came to a close in 2025, marking the end of a period of public service that had stretched across state government, a national presidential campaign, and six years representing Utah in the Senate.
Quotes by Mitt Romney
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My position on guns is the same position I've had for a long, long time. That position is that I don't line up a hundred percent with the NRA. I don't see eye to eye with the NRA on every issue.
I oppose Obamacare and believe it has failed. It drove up premiums, took insurance away from people who were promised otherwise, and usurped state programs.
Getting people health insurance is a good thing, and that's what Tom Stemberg fought for.
I recognized that if you're going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible.
While I was governor, 85 percent of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state had no work requirement. I wanted to increase the work requirement.
It's an advantage to have two parents, but to have one parent to stay closely connected and at home during those early years of education can be very very important.
I kind of like America. I'm not looking for it to be fundamentally transformed into something else. I don't want it to become like Europe.