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.
JIM DEMINTAs more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society’s most vulnerable.
More Jim DeMint Quotes
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Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.
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Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren’t looking at the facts.
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Select candidates by integrity of character, not promises.
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The Tea Party doesn’t like politicians.
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If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.
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Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
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The problem we’ve got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.
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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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Frankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as a partisan inside.
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Government-run schools can’t instill morals and character.
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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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Gay marriage considered immoral by all the world’s religions.
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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
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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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I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
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