- René Otero: I don't hate the man. Never will. I think he's a fantastic politician. But I don't think a fantastic politician is a compliment either.
- Steven Garza: The best leaders lead from the front and with passion. Soldiers will not follow a general who does not care about casualties. And sends them in wave after wave, not caring about the loss of life. They care about people who inspire them, who motivate them, who care about them. That's who I wanted to be here at Boys State, was that kind of leader. And.. I think I am.
- Boys State teacher: [First lines] Okay, guys, before we begin, we're gonna look at this book just a little bit, that talks about how the fact that we are moving more to the Internet-based society has really crippled our ability to have a sustained dialogue, which is what we see playing out today.
- Opening Title Card: [Political] parties... are likely to become potent engines by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government.
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- Opening Title Card: - George Washington, 1796