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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.

Rand Paul

No president has the right to say he is judge, jury and executioner.
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Execution Judgement Right
The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the Cold War, is that the engine of capitalism – the individual – is mightier than any collective.
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Collection Greatness History Lesson War
I read all of Ayn Rand’s novels when I was 17.
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Novel Reading Young
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.
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Believe Creation Growth Policy Promise Security
The Democrats promised equalizing outcomes through unlimited federal assistance while Republicans offered something that seemed less tangible – the promise of equalizing opportunity through free markets.
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Democracy Equality Freedom Limitation Market Opportunity Promise
In a free society we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we’re civilized people we publicly criticize that and don’t belong to those groups or associate with those people.
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Abuse Civilization Freedom People Society
Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.
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Money Protection
I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
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Believe Myself Try
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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Breathe Enough Way Food Government Home Tax
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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Act Civilization Myself Politics Right Support
I will not vote to send my sons, or your sons, daughters, brothers, sisters or friends to fight for a stalemate.
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Family Fight Myself Vote War
You can send a clear message to the establishment.
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Establishment Message Yourself
For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.
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Economy Government Growth Liberty Way
We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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Black Community Law Punishment
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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Citizenship Economy Patience Right Thinking Vote
If someone has Ebola at a cocktail party they’re contagious and you can catch it from them.
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Celebration Funny Party Sick Yourself

In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.

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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.

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