No president has the right to say he is judge, jury and executioner.
RAND PAULThe U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like Syria, where we can’t separate friend from foe and might end up arming the very people who hate us the most.
More Rand Paul Quotes
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.
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Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was to stop discrimination in the public sphere and halt the abhorrent practice of segregation and Jim Crow laws.
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You can’t have it both ways. You can’t tell me that you’re taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, ‘Bring me home some bacon.’ The pig has been picked clean.
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Let’s means-test benefits – let’s means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.
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You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.
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Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.
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I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
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During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
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If I have a weakness, it’s that I try to live by the rules. I try to live by the rules, no matter what they are, and I was brought up that way as a kid. Play by the rules.
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[Marco] Rubio says we should collect all Americans’ records all of the time. The Constitution says otherwise. I think they’re both wrong. I think we defeat terrorism by showing them that we do not fear them.
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I never, ever cheated [in medical school]. I don’t condone cheating. But I would sometimes spread misinformation. This is a great tactic. Misinformation can be very important.
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How much liberty do with want to give up for a false sense of security?
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I do believe people ought to be left alone. I don’t care who you are or what you do at home or who your friends are or where you hang out, what kind of music you listen to, what you do in your home is your own business. That’s always been who I am. I am a leave me alone kind of guy.
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The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children.
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