Unless you really stand for something, people aren’t motivated to go out and vote for you.
You don’t go into politics unless you want to win.
We as Republicans have taken the easy way out a lot of times.
You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they’re tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.
You either believe in the Constitution, or you don’t.
This whole sort of ‘war on women’ sort of thing, I’m scratching my head because if there was a war on women, I think they won.
I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
Well, let’s be clear I’m the only one on the stage who actually has a five-year budget that balances.
It’s curious that only in Washington can you spend $2 billion and claim that you’re saving money.
The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the revolution over!
We don’t need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world.
I tell people I won’t vote to go to war unless I’m ready to go or send my kids.
I’m the third of five children.
The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.
I don’t think we’re actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.
2007 was a long time ago, and events do change over long periods of time.
The callous use of general warrants and the disregard for the Bill of Rights must end. Forcing us to choose between our rights and our safety is a false choice and we are better than that as a nation and as a people.
We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
I think we’re never fully protected, but I think we need to do everything we can to stop threats to us.