I don’t even like playing a contentious role.
JIM DEMINTSo, the point I’m making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it’s the job of every congressman and senators to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.
More Jim DeMint Quotes
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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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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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I have been on shop floors. I have talked to a lot of the companies that create jobs in South Carolina and across the country. And what they want is less regulation.
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Select candidates by integrity of character, not promises.
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Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.
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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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Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
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I think I’m the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.
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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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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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I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It’s a terrible thing to do.
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I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they’re active, informed, and engaged.
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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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NCLB should be called “More Children Left behind”.
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