Abolishing slavery. Free speech. Women's suffrage.
These are all stances the Republican Party, in opposition to the Democratic Party, adopted early on.

Reducing the government. Streamlining the bureaucracy. Returning power to the states.
These issues don't sound like they would be the promises of the party of Lincoln, the party that fought to preserve the national union, but they are, and logically so. With a core belief in the idea of the primacy of individuals, the Republican Party, since its inception, has been at the forefront of the fight for individuals' rights in opposition to a large, bloated government.

The Republican Party has always thrived on challenges and difficult positions.
Its present role as leader of the revolution in which the principles of government are being re-evaluated is a role it has traditionally embraced.  

I AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE:

I BELIEVE
- The proper function of government is to do for the people those things that have to be done but cannot be done, or cannot be done as well, by individuals, and that the most effective government is government closest to the people.

I BELIEVE
- Good government is based upon the individual and that each person's ability, dignity, freedom, and responsibility must be honored and recognized.

I BELIEVE
- That free enterprise and the encouragement of individual initiative and incentive have given this nation an economic system second to none.

I BELIEVE
- Sound money management should be our goal.
 
I BELIEVE
- In equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, age, sex or national origin.
 
I BELIEVE
- We must retain those principles of the past worth retaining, yet always be receptive to new ideas with an outlook broad enough to accommodate thoughtful change and varying points of view.
 
I BELIEVE
- That Americans value and should preserve their feeling of national strength and pride, and at the same time share with people everywhere a desire for peace and freedom and the extension of human rights throughout the world.
 
FINALLY, I BELIEVE
- The Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
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