If someone has a Muslim background and they're willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our [American] Constitution above their religion, then, of course, they will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least I would then be quite willing to support them.

If you're a Christian and you're running for president and you want to make this into a theocracy, I'm not going to support you.

We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.

I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.

Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.

America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who understood the value of personal responsibility, hard work, creativity, innovation, and that's what will get us on the right track now, as well.

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.