Jim DeMint Quotes

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Jim DeMint

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 2, 1951

I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence to actually lead the greatest nation in the world.

Jim DeMint

What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare.

Jim DeMint

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

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One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

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Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.

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We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.

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It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

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First of all, no candidate is going to win by catering to the alleged Occupy Wall Street vote.

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I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.

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If a person wants to be publicly gay, they should not be teaching in the public schools.

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If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do business.

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We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

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Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom.

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Ideas are more powerful than people.

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Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.

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We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.

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We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

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The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the enemy of freedom for centuries all over the world. I fear America is teetering towards tyranny.

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I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up.

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