Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?
I really think that discrimination and racism is a horrible thing. And I don't want any form of it in our government, in our public sphere.
We live in a world, a medieval type of world, where someone can accuse you - through gossip and hearsay, and all of a sudden you're supposed to respond to specific charges from people you don't know, are not aware of who these people are, and you're supposed to respond to their specific allegations?
We have a lot of politicians who have really small brains and really big hearts.
The insurance companies make about $15 billion a year. They have doubled their profit margin under Obamacare. And so now we're going to take a lot of this and call it a stabilization fund, but really it's a bailout of insurance companies. And I just think that's wrong. I just can't see why ordinary, average taxpayers would be giving money to very, very wealthy corporations. An analogous situation would be this: We all complain that new cars cost too much. Why don't we have a new car stabilization fund and give $130 billion to car companies?
I don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government to bully someone.
I'm not someone who's sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
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.
No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.
It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.
I don't plan on being bashful.
You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.
The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed - socialism doesn't work.
You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world.
The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.
I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.
I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a pathway to a national ID card for all individuals present in the United States - citizens and noncitizens.
The coarsening of our culture towards violent death has more consequences than war. Tragically, this same culture has led to the death of 50 million unborn children in the last 40 years. I don't think a civilization can long endure that does not have respect for all human life, born and not yet born. I believe there will come a time when we are all judged on whether or not we took a stand in defense of all life from the moment of conception until our last natural breath.
I say the phone records of law abiding citizens are none of their damn business!
During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working.
I read all of Ayn Rand's novels when I was 17.
I think we need to treat everybody with dignity.
The Republican promise is for policies that create economic growth. Republicans believe lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budgets, a solvent Social Security and Medicare will stimulate economic growth.
What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.
