I don't want to be the president of the United States. I do want to work with the governors across the country to make the states more pivotal, more powerful, as they should be.

How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?

Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.

Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid if that because they'd just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will.

That the Texas Legislature, that the Texas school boards, the Texas teachers, we collectively know best how to educate our children, rather than some bureaucrat in Washington.

Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

Ted Cruz will point Americans back to the principles established by our Constitution enabling you to live free.