Jim DeMint Quotes

I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.

American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.

I don't have the support inside Washington or even inside my own party.

A-PLUS Act - allow states to operate like charter schools.

Eliminating business taxes makes US best at manufacturing.

Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.

What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Dependency encourages social problems.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

I have no plans to run for president.

Spending is an addiction.

I like to be a strategic policy guy.

Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public scrutiny or debate. ... This will increase burdens on taxpayers and take a significant step toward socialized medicine.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn.

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.

First of all, no candidate is going to win by catering to the alleged Occupy Wall Street vote.

But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker... It would stop the radical environmental lawyers from delaying for years with frivolous lawsuits the leasing of the property.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

I think I'm the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.

Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren't looking at the facts.

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.

If a person wants to be publicly gay, they should not be teaching in the public schools.

California is going to take themselves off the cliff culturally and economically, fiscally. They are going to be at the trough in Washington wanting a bailout.

Judeo-Christian conservatism overcomes natural selfishness.

From a policy standpoint, the Judeo-Christian principles are important.

I don't even like playing a contentious role.

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

We have this kind of revolving door, we don't have a permanent class of millionaires in America like a lot of other countries.

Gay marriage considered immoral by all the world's religions.

As 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.

Partner with churches to assist the poor.

The Heritage Foundation is the premier think tank, research organization. The premier idea group for the conservative movement.

Vouchers lead to competition, not re-segregation.

Freedom solutions - cross-state insurers; health cooperatives.

The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.

Ideas are more powerful than people.

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.

I think people are confused about what the Tea Party is. I mean, they were a broad cross-section of Americans who came together concerned about our debt and our spending. And they're interested in constitutional, limited government. And so they're not one group of people. They're thousands of small groups all over the country.

Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around.

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.

A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

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.

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.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.